Utrecht Public Library (Dutch: Openbare Bibliotheek Utrecht) is the public library system of the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands, consisting of a large central city library in the former Utrecht Post Office and twelve further branches.
Neighborhood branches In 1910 the first branch was inaugurated: a small 'wisselbibliotheekje' (small book swap library) of thirty books in the Jaffa neighbourhood.Refer to w:nl:Jaffa (buitenplaats) and w:nl:Laan van Nieuw Guinea, Spinozaplantsoen en omgeving. In 1918 a branch was opened at Sweelinckstraat, Utrecht, followed by another one in the neighbourhood Ondiep in 1919.
In January 2024 the Public Library Utrecht counted twelve branches (libraries, bibliotheken) apart from the main establishment at Neude, Utrecht:
Bibliotheek in the city centre Bibliotheek Bibliotheek Lunetten Bibliotheek Overvecht Bibliotheek Tuinwijk (Utrecht) Bibliotheek Bibliotheek Zuilen Bibliotheek De Meern Bibliotheek Kanaleneiland Bibliotheek Oog in Al Bibliotheek Leidsche Rijn Centrum Bibliotheek Vleuten Jeugdbibliotheek Waterwin, Leidsche Rijn
In 2023 more than 2 million visits were registered, in 2022 1,6 million, with more than 1 million loans of children's books in 2022.
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See also Utrecht Post Office
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