Libraries in Rio de Janeiro

45 libraries are mapped in Rio de Janeiro, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Rio de Janeiro

  1. Biblioteca Paulo Santos
  2. Biblioteca Rodolfo Garcia
  3. Biblioteca NacionalAvenida Rio Branco 219
  4. Biblioteca Alberto Nepomuceno
  5. Real Gabinete Português de LeituraRua Luis de Camões 30 · Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
  6. Biblioteca da Sede Seccional da Federação Espírita Brasileira (FEB)Avenida Passos 30
  7. Biblioteca Parque EstadualAvenida Presidente Vargas 1261 · Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
  8. Arquivo Nacional
  9. Livraria Museu da República
  10. Casa da Leitura
  11. Biblioteca Municipal Maria Firmina dos Reis
  12. Biblioteca Municipal Machado de AssisRua Farani 53
  13. Biblioteca Central do Gragoatá
  14. Biblioteca da Escola de Engenharia
  15. Biblioteca Municipal do Rio Comprido
  16. Biblioteca Cecília Meireles - ISERJ
  17. Biblioteca do Museu Militar
  18. Biblioteca do Instituto de Matemática e EstatísticaRua Mário Santos Braga · Mo-Fr 08:30-20:30
  19. Livraria EstaçãoRua Voluntários da Pátria
  20. Biblioteca do CFCH
  21. Bloco E - prédio da EngenhariaRua General Canabarro 485
  22. Biblioteca da UnirioAvenida Pasteur 436 · Partly step free
  23. Biblioteca Henrique Morize
  24. Biblioteca Jair Campos da Silva
  25. Biblioteca Municipal da Tijuca

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 45, including the 15 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Rio de Janeiro?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 45 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Rio de Janeiro free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Rio de Janeiro complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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