Galgauskas Parish Library

Skolas Street 5, Galgauska, Galgauskas Parish, Gulbene District, LV-4428, tel. 20230738
e-mail: galgauska@gulbenesbiblioteka.lv

The library is open to readers:
Tuesday 9.00-12.00 12.30-17.30
Wednesday 9.00-12.00 12.30-17.30
Thursday 9.00-12.00 12.30-17.30
Friday 9.00-12.00 12.30-17.30
The library is closed to visitors on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.

Key performance indicators (2023):

Library collection – 6313
Issue - 8729
Number of users - 174
Number of visits – 2695

From the history of the library building:
The library was founded in 1857, when Pēteris Biezais, a teacher at Galgauskas Primary School, established the Reading Society. The list of the first registered books - 102 books - has been preserved. There is a lack of information about the library's activities during World War II. After the war, the library resumed its work on October 4, 1949.
Dzidra Matīsa was the head of the library from 1962 to 2019. Currently, the head of the library is Dace Lubāne.

 

The library offers:

• A collection of books and periodicals for children and adults
• Collection of local history materials
• Thematic article clippings and copy folders
• Database "Letonika" and "Lursoft Newspaper Library"
• Internet
• Computer services
• Printing and copying services
• SBA (Interlibrary Loan)

The list of information sources can be found here .