About San Juan Community Library
Our Mission: San Juan Community Library is dedicated to promoting enthusiasm for reading, research, and cultural enrichment.
Life without a public library is unthinkable for those of us who support free access to the information available in books and computers. We are the only bilingual lending library open to the public in the capital city of Puerto Rico. We serve a diverse population of children, young adults and adults from communities across our island.
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Since our opening as a non-profit organization in October 1987, we have been housed in the former community center of Bucaré, Alto Apolo, and Apolo. This center is part of the BUCAPLAA Recreational Park, which is under the administration of San Juan Sports and Recreation. We are most grateful to the mayors of San Juan and directors of San Juan Sports and Recreation for their support over the years.
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A hallmark of our library is that we operate with a volunteer staff, a paid part time executive director and a board of directors. We also now count on the professional services of a collection manager and a library assistant.
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Our hard copy bilingual lending collection features 32,000 titles. And our bilingual digital collection features over 7,000 titles along with access to titles in the public domain. During the past six years we note with gratitude that we have circulated a combined total of 101,000 hard copy and digital titles.
To learn more about us we invite you to visit our library here on Apolo Avenue. Feel free to call us or email us with your questions at 787-789-4600 and info@yourlibrarysanjuan.org. We invite our members, supporters and all who are passionate about reading to tell a friend about San Juan Community Library. Together we will continue for years to come.