The Civic Library "Pietro Acclavio" of Taranto is the main public library of the city: a cultural service open to citizens, students, and visitors, dedicated to reading, studying, borrowing books, consulting newspapers, periodicals, and documentary materials....Read more
The Civic Library "Pietro Acclavio" of Taranto is the main public library of the city: a cultural service open to citizens, students, and visitors, dedicated to reading, studying, borrowing books, consulting newspapers, periodicals, and documentary materials. It hosts study rooms, spaces for children and teenagers, research stations, and initiatives such as presentations, workshops, author meetings, and reading promotion activities. Named after Pietro Acclavio, a figure linked to the cultural life of Taranto, the library collects and valorizes over time an important bibliographic heritage, with particular attention to local history, Apulian culture, and the city's memory. It is therefore not only a functional place for information and study but also a civic and cultural outpost. For those visiting Taranto, it represents a point of interest useful for discovering the contemporary face of the city and delving into its identity, traditions, and historical events; it can be integrated into an itinerary in the Umbertino District, close to other symbolic places such as the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, the Swing Bridge, the Aragonese Castle, and the Old Town.
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