Ponce Municipal Library
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The Ponce Municipal Library, formally, Biblioteca Municipal Mariana Suárez de Longo (English: Mariana Suárez de Longo Municipal Library), and also known as Biblioteca Publica de Ponce (English: Ponce Public Library), is the library system of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1870, it is the oldest public library in Puerto Rico.[3] The system has its main library on Miguel Pou Boulevard, in barrio San Antón, in the city of Ponce, and seven satellite library branches, three in the city's urban area and four spread out in the municipality's rural areas. The main library inaugurated a new building on Bulevar Miguel Pou in August 2007,[4][5] where the former Puerto Rico District Court building was located.[6] The central library building on Bulevar Miguel Pou was designed by Ponce architect Juan Dalmau Sambolín.[7]
Mariana Suárez de Longo Municipal Library | |
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Biblioteca Municipal Mariana Suárez de Longo | |
18.01223°N 66.60339°W / 18.01223; -66.60339 | |
Location | Boulevard Miguel Pou, Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1870[1] |
Branches | 7 Within the city:
Outside the city:
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Collection | |
Size | 3,000 books[2] + 60,000+ periodicals |
Access and use | |
Population served | 166,327 |
Other information | |
Budget | $500,000 |
Director | Ms. Jo Arleen Torres Hernández |
Employees | 39 |
Website | bibliotecaponce |
References: Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Ramon Marin. |