List of libraries in Poland

This is a list of libraries in Poland. As of 2015, there were around 8,050 public libraries and 1,001 research libraries in the country. In 2012 there were around 20,400 school libraries.[1]

Libraries by province

Greater Poland

Kuyavian–Pomeranian

Lesser Poland

Łódź

As of 2012, there were some 549 public libraries and 1,306 school libraries in the Łódź Voivodeship.[4]

Lower Silesian

  • Library of Wrocław University of Science and Technology[3] (Polish: Biblioteka Politechniki Wrocławskiej)
  • Ossolineum Library, Wroclaw

Lublin

As of 2012, there were some 590 public libraries and 1,433 school libraries in the Lublin Voivodeship.[4]

  • Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Library, Lublin

Lubusz

As of 2012, there were some 254 public libraries and 474 school libraries in the Lubusz Voivodeship.[4]

  • Norwid Library in Zielona Góra

Masovian

Opole

As of 2012, there were some 317 public libraries and 576 school libraries in the Opole Voivodeship.[4]

  • Municipal Public Library in Opole

Podlaskie

As of 2012, there were some 240 public libraries and 650 school libraries in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.[4]

  • Ignacy Krasicki Przemyśl Public Library, housed in the building of the former New Synagogue (Przemyśl)
  • Łukasz Górnicki Podlasie Library in Białystok

Pomeranian

Silesian

  • Scientific Information Center and Academic Library (CINiBA), Katowice
  • Silesian Library, Katowice

Subcarpathian

As of 2012, there were some 681 public libraries and 1,514 school libraries in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship.[4]

  • Provincial and Municipal Public Library in Rzeszów[5]

Świętokrzyskie

As of 2012, there were some 275 public libraries and 797 school libraries in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.[4]

  • University Library in Kielce

Warmian–Masurian

As of 2012, there were some 305 public libraries and 826 school libraries in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.[4]

  • University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Library

West Pomeranian

As of 2012, there were some 373 public libraries and 766 school libraries in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.[4]

Defunct

See also

in Polish

References

  1. ^ Barbara Budyńska; Małgorzata Jezierska (2017). "Libraries in Poland as of 2015 : diversity of types, potential and services". Polish Libraries. 5. Translated by Bogna Piotrowska. National Library of Poland. ISSN 2353-1835.
  2. ^ Ewa Dżurak (2018). "History of the Three Major Academic Libraries in Partitioned Poland". The Polish Review. 63 (1). doi:10.5406/polishreview.63.1.0029.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-01-21
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Barbara Budyńska; et al. (2014). "Libraries in Poland as of 2012". Polish Libraries. 2. National Library of Poland. ISSN 2353-1835.
  5. ^ "Członkowie zwyczajni" [Regular members], polskizwiazekbibliotek.pl (in Polish), Polish Association of Libraries, retrieved 2026-01-21
  6. ^ Agata Morka; Rupert Gatti (2021), "Poland", Academic Libraries and Open Access Books in Europe: a Landscape Study, UK: Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs, doi:10.21428/785a6451.316e59f6

Further reading

  • "Libraries: Poland", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. 14 (14th ed.), London, 1929, p. 20 – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Adam Lewak; Anna M. Lipska; Irene M. Sokol (1962). "The Archives and Libraries of Warsaw During World War II, 1939-1945". The Polish Review. 7. JSTOR 25776401.
  • Danuta M. Gorecki (1976). "The Development of Public Libraries in Poland: Some Socio-Historical Considerations". Journal of Library History. 11. JSTOR 25540669.
  • Stefan Kubów (1990). "Publications on the History of Books and Libraries in Poland, 1981-1988". Libraries & Culture. 25. JSTOR 25542227.
  • Marek Sroka (November 2000). "Soldiers of the Cultural Revolution: The Stalinization of Libraries and Librarianship in Poland, 1945-1953". Library History. 16. doi:10.1179/lib.2000.16.2.105.
  • Edward Kasinec; Robert H. Davis Jr. (2001). "Central and Eastern European Libraries". In David H. Stam (ed.). International Dictionary of Library Histories. Vol. 1. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 39+. ISBN 1579582443. (includes brief section about Poland)
  • "Poland". World Guide to Libraries 2017. Vol. 1 (32nd ed.). Germany: De Gruyter Saur. 2017. p. 550+. ISBN 9783110517514 – via Internet Archive.
  • Polish Libraries, National Library of Poland, ISSN 2353-1835, 2017–present. In English.
  • Jadwiga Woźniak-Kasperek (2017), "Poland: Libraries and Archives", in John D. McDonald; Michael Levine-Clark (eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, vol. 6 (4th ed.), US: CRC Press
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