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[1] 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

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