Oaxaca Lending Library
Pino Suárez 519 (just south of El Llano Park), Centro
Monday-Friday: 10 AM - 2 PM; 4 - 7 PM. Saturday: 10 AM - 1 PM
Opened in 1966, this collection of 30,000-plus volumes, mostly in English, is the largest lending library in the city. Anyone is welcome to browse the books, snack at the coffee bar, and read the magazines and newspapers, but you must be a member to take out books. Special rates are available for short term visitors.
The Library acts as a de facto community center for the ex-pat community of Oaxaca. If you are here for an extended stay and are looking for activities, service projects, or just want to meet other English-speakers, drop in to the Library.
www.oaxlibrary.com Tel: 518-7077
Welte Institute for Oaxacan Studies
Emilio Carranza 203, Colonia Reforma (Map p. 20, #C)
Monday - Friday: 10 AM - 2 PM
For anyone interested in delving more deeply into the anthropology, archaeology, history or sociology of Oaxaca, the Welte Institute's library is the place to go. It offers the most comprehensive, most accessible and best organized collection of material on Oaxaca in both English and Spanish. The Institute serves as a center for scholars and students researching Oaxaca and so is a good place to connect with academic-types.The library is open to the public without charge, but memberships are available and encouraged.
Tel: 513-8323
www.welte.org E-mail: welte@prodigy.net.mx