Malcesine Municipal Library

If you are in Malcesine and want to see all cultural sights, we recommend that you go to the Municipal Library as well.
Its setting should not be missed. On the top floor of Captains’ Palace, you can immerse yourself in a reading area overlooking the lake.

A delightful spacious wooden attic, which has twenty-eight thousand volumes, open to adults with a small room for young readers.

It is a tranquil space where the pleasure of reading and a love of books becomes even more intense, thanks to the historic building that houses the library.

The Municipal Library of Malcesine is one of the most beautiful in the Veneto region.

What services does the Malcesine library provide?

The municipal library of Malcesine is part of the Library System of the Province of Verona, and offers all visitors and tourists the most common services.
You can freely pick books off library shelves and look through a book, newspaper or magazine comfortably seated in the library.

You can find books with details and information on the local culture of Lake Garda and Malcesine on the middle shelves marked SL (local section), or fiction, drama, non-fiction, and poetry, and even, encyclopaedias and dictionaries.

If you are looking for books in other languages, at the Malcesine Library you will find a large section of German, English, and French books.
Other services you can use include browsing the Internet, multimedia access, and listening to music.

In addition, for study and research purposes, you can join the library for free and borrow the books you want.

If you suddenly get peckish, do not worry, there is a refreshment area. There are vending machines and a free water fountain for water bottles.

Does the Municipal Library of Malcesine organise events and activities during the year?

Since it is inside Captain’s Palace, at the Municipal Library there is always something new going on, such as arts and cultural events.

In Malcesine we suggest that you make inquiries and check the Library’s calendar of events:

• book presentations and cultural events
• activities and workshops for children to encourage them to read
• meetings on particular topics

What are the opening hours of the Malcesine Municipal Library?

The opening hours of the Malcesine Library are as follows:

• Morning: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

• Afternoons: 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

To contact the library, call +39 045 658 9914 or send an e-mail to: bibliotecacomunale@comunemalcesine.it

If you are looking for a calm place to relax and take in some culture, come to the Malcesine Library! It will open the doors, rather windows of your imagination and creativity!