State Public Library
Av. 16 de Septiembre 849, Guadalajara, Mexico
Description:
The State Public Library was founded in 1874 and for its almost a century and a half history has changed its location more than once. In the current building the library has been located since 1975.
The library fund has about 100,000 volumes.
As a tourist attraction of particular interest is the old library building, which stores archival documents. Its ceilings are painted by such masters of painting as Gabriel Flores and Jose Maria Servin. In the old building you can visit the permanent exhibition of plastic arts, located in three halls of the library.