LIBRARIES IN SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION
Libraries Are an Investment to Ensure the Development
of Our Society
There are 715
public libraries with 92 branches in the South Moravian Region, of which 75 are
professional and 541 non-professional municipal libraries established by cities
and municipalities.
The Moravian Library in Brno fulfils the role of a regional
library and 7 libraries are responsible
for regional functions.
The largest
public city library in the region is the Jiří Mahen Library in Brno with 32
locations in the city. There are also specialized, university and school
libraries in the region.
Close cooperation also takes place among libraries of
memory institutions (museums, galleries and archives).