Puerto Rico National Library

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Carcel de Puerta de Tierra
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Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico in San Juan, 2017

Location	Ponce de León Avenue, Stop 8 San Juan Antiguo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°27′50″N 66°05′32″W / 18.4638°N 66.0923°W / 18.4638; -66.0923
Built	1887
Architect	Domingo Sermero
Architectural style	Spanish Neoclassical
Part of	Puerta de Tierra Historic District (ID100002936)
NRHP reference No.	76002253
RNSZH No.	2000-(RMSJ)-00-JP-SH
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1976
Designated CP	October 15, 2019
Designated RNSZH	February 3, 2000

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The Puerto Rico National Library (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico) is the national library of Puerto Rico. It was created in 1967 as the Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico General Library) by Joint Resolution No. 44 of the Puerto Rico Legislature. It opened on April 11, 1973. In 2003 it was renamed Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico by Act 188 of August 17 of that year. The library is ascribed to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

The Library shares its nineteenth-century classical building, (at one time the Bacardi Rum flagship factory), with the General Archives of Puerto Rico. The Library's specialized collections include the Dominican Collection of leather-bound religious books dating from the 16th-19th centuries, the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Collection, which includes 1,300 digitized manuscripts, and the private collection of Concha Meléndez, literary critic and former professor at the University of Puerto Rico.

The building is located in the Puerta de Tierra historic district on the Islet of San Juan. It faces the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park. It is fully air‐conditioned and has free Internet access. The Library and Archives share a 119-seat amphitheater at street level where each one has its individual side desk, with an unobstructed view. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 under its former name, Carcel de Puerta de Tierra, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000 under the name Archivo y Biblioteca General.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. Programas y Servicios. Biblioteca Nacional. Retrieved 2 November 2021. Archived.
Torres Rivera, Juan. "Archivo General de Puerto Rico-Biblioteca Nacional. Su historia". www.puertadetierra.info.
Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. Programas y Servicios. Biblioteca Nacional. Retrieved 2 November 2021. Archived.
Gómez de Hillyer, Josefina. "The National Library of Puerto Rico Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." 2010. November 15, 2015.
Gómez de Hillyer, Josefina. "The National Library of Puerto Rico Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." 2010.
GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (December 7, 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.

Bibliography

Haidée Muñoz Solá (1992). "Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico" (PDF). Boletín de la ANABAD (in Spanish). 42. Madrid: Asociación Española de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios, Museólogos y Documentalistas. ISSN 0210-4164 – via University of La Rioja.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in San Juan, Puerto Rico
National Historic Landmarks	Casa Dra. Concha Meléndez Ramírez La Fortaleza
National Historic Landmark District	Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan – Old San Juan Historic District Castillo San Cristóbal Castillo San Felipe del Morro Castillo San Felipe del Morro Lighthouse City Wall of San Juan Fortín San Juan de la Cruz
Districts	Acueducto de San Juan El Falansterio de Puerta de Tierra Instituto Loaiza Cordero para Niños Ciegos Historic District Línea Avanzada Puerta de Tierra Historic District – Distrito Histórico de Puerta de Tierra San Juan National Historic Site
Buildings	Administration Building Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico Biblioteca Carnegie El Capitolio de Puerto Rico Carcel de Puerta de Tierra Casa de España Casa Klumb Casa Vigil Central High School Church of San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce Church, School, Convent and Parish House of San Agustín Colegio de las Madres del Sagrado Corazón Condado Vanderbilt Hotel Rafael Cordero Graded School Edificio Aboy Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto Rico Edificio del Valle Edificio Patio Español Edificio Victory Garden Escuela Brambaugh Escuela Graduado José Celso Barbosa Figueroa Apartments Gran Logia Espiritual Número 1 Hotel Normandie House at 659 Concordia Street House at 659 La Paz Street House at 663 La Paz Street House at 665 McKinley Street La Giralda Miami Building Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel Polvorín de Miraflores Puerto Rico Ilustrado – Edificio El Mundo Puerto Rico Island Penitentiary Rafael M. Labra High School Residencia Aboy–Lompre Residencia de Señoritas Universidad de Puerto Rico; Río Piedras Residencia Luis Muñoz Marín Rum Pilot Plant School of Tropical Medicine Superintendent of Lighthouses' Dwelling Supreme Court Building Templo del Maestro U.S. Custom House U.S. Post Office and Courthouse University of Puerto Rico Tower and Quadrangle Villa Victoria
Sites	Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón
Structures	Hiram Bithorn Municipal Stadium Faro del Morro Luis Muñoz Rivera Park Mural "La Familia" General Norzagaray Bridge Martín Peña Bridge Río Piedras Bridge San Antonio Railroad Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico

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