Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.

Reading Rooms

We have a catalog in Spanish and English of 50,000 titles designed for children, young adults, and adults.  

Use of the books in the reading rooms is free.

  To take books home, you must apply for a membership.

Spanish reading room

Offers almost 17,400 books classified by subject and puts at your disposition large and comfortable work space and free reading.

  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Computer science
  • Religion
  • Social sciences (eg. Law)
  • Languages
  • Pure science
  • Applied science (eg. Medicine)
  • Art (eg. Architecture)
  • History
  • Geography

English reading room

We have almost 20,300 books classified by subject with spacious and comfortable spaces for work and or reading.

  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Mystery
  • Reference books
  • Biographies
  • Tourist guides
  • DVDs
  • Art and sports
  • Large print books
  • Graphic novels
  • Special collections:
  • Books on San Miguel de Allende
  • Authors from San Miguel de Allende
  • Latin American Studies
  • Toller Cranston art collection

 

Infant and youth reading room

Here you will find 4,500 books in Spanish, English and bilingual.  These rooms offer a safe space which is adapted for young readers from infancy through childhood with albums and stories.  Here you will also find a space which is comfortable for young adults with non-fiction books and novels. 

Baby library for children from 0 to 5

Albums

Stories for children

Novels

Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Non-fiction books (science, history, biographies, etc.)