Our collections

Books, magazines, music, films, board games and more. Barcelona Libraries has over three million items, available to everybody!

  • Board games

    Many libraries in the city not only have books, magazines, music and films but also board games on various topics and themes, for people of all ages.

  • Care and carers

    A collection of items specialising in care, the act of caring and well-being. This collection is the result of collaboration with the Carer Card project.

  • Comics

    Comics have become a cultural medium with an ever-increasing number of followers in recent years. Because of this, all the libraries in the city’s library network offer users an extensive collection of comics, including the most important works in the history of this genre, comics of various styles, trends, geographical origins and so on for children, young people and adults.

  • Espai Jove

    The Espai Jove is an area designed to address the curiosity and needs of young people. These spaces contain a collection of fiction and knowledge that reflects young people’s needs and interests, adapting to the cultural and social changes that come about at any given time

  • Film

    You will find films from numerous world cultures in the libraries, as well as works from the great film schools and movements: German expressionism, Soviet social realism, Italian neo-realism, French nouvelle vague, English free film, new American film, dogma and more.

  • Learning languages

    You can learn languages at your own pace at the city’s libraries. There are all sorts of materials to help you learn Catalan and Spanish, as well as German, English, Arabic, Basque, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese and other languages.

  • Local collection

    The local collection consists of a series of documents (books, maps, magazines and audiovisuals) linked to Barcelona city, its districts and the neighbourhoods where libraries are located. The local collection also includes work published by the figures that the libraries are named after.

  • Mental health

    Our emotional, physical and social health all depend on mental health. Mental illnesses are sustained alterations that entail cognitive, emotional and behavioural dysfunctions in the people who suffer them.

  • Music

    The music collection at the city’s libraries is essentially made up of works regarded as classics in different musical genres. This collection is updated to offer a selection of new discs that appear on the market, taking into consideration their demonstrated quality and added value within the history of music.

  • World of work

    Barcelona’s libraries offer users a series of jobseeking materials with useful ongoing training for either accessing the labour market or improving your professional profile.

Specializations

The city’s libraries have collections specialising in certain themes. Many are linked to the local area, relating to the traditions, interests and culture unique to a certain neighbourhood. Others relate to the building they are kept in, and others to the figure the library is named after.

You will also find items grouped together by interest: sets of different materials with a common thread.