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List of libraries in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Biblioteca Municipal de Ponce, main location on Bulevar Miguel Pou

This is a list of libraries in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both, public and private libraries are listed. Also listed, for their environment conductive to study and research, are non-circulating, archive organizations.

Library list summary table

Note: The table that follows lists libraries by their year of founding, that is, their year of opening. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Barrio" will sort libraries by their barrio location.

No. Name Photo Barrio Location Type/Use Year Library Opened Year Current Structure Built Building Architect Owner / Host Architectural style
1 Archivo Histórico de Ponce Quinto C. Mayor SB, and C. Estrella EB Historical archives 1812 2007 Octavio Rodríguez Jr. Ponce Municipal Government Brutalist
2 Biblioteca Municipal de Ponce San Antón Bulevar Miguel Pou EB Public library 1870 2007 Unk Ponce Municipal Government Modern
3 Biblioteca Encarnación Valdés Canas Urbano PUCPR
Avenida Las Américas EB		 University library 1948 1969 Unk Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Modern
4 Centro de Acceso a la Información Sabanetas UIA-Ponce
PR-1 WB		 University library 1962 1984 Unk Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Ponce Modern
5 Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado Playa PR-2 EB at PR-12 University library 1970 1970 Unk Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce Modern
6 Biblioteca Fundación Rafael Hernández Colón Quinto C. Mayor NB and C. Castillo EB Political history library 1992 2015 Manuel V. Domenech Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón Neoclassical

Key:
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound
Unk = Unknown
N/A = Not applicable

References

  1. Biblioteca Encarnación Valdés: Este centro de recursos lo componen diversas dependencias a través de las cuales se ofrecen servicios y recursos. Accessed 29 January 2020.
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