Blagoevgrad Reads - Libraries, Book Houses & Literary Life

Address: Georgi Izmirliev Square 2

• Hours: Monday–Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

  The Registration Center and the Local History Department are closed on Saturdays.

  On the last Friday of each month, the library is open from 8:00 AM to 12 PM.

• Library cards: Annual card for adults (14+) costs 15 BGN, for children under 14 is 6 BGN.

• One-day card: 3 BGN; monthly card: 6 BGN.

• Website: https://www.libblagoevgrad.org/index.html 

  Events: See the events calendar

  Parking: Paid parking available nearby (Blue Zone)

  For Children: The Children’s Department serves children up to 14 years old and consists of three sections — lending library, reading room, and “Learning Center.” The Children’s Department frequently organizes events for children. For details, see the events calendar.

  Wheelchair Accessibility: Free and accessible entrance

The Dimitar Talev Regional Library is the largest library in the Blagoevgrad region. It is located in the city center, in the building of the former Party House. The library holds nearly 500,000 items, including books, newspapers, magazines, CDs, and more. 

The ground floor houses the Children’s Department, and to the right of the main entrance is the Registration Center, where you can purchase a library card for borrowing privileges. 

On the first floor is the Central Adult Lending Department, spread across four halls. You can borrow up to 5 library items for a period of 30 days, which can be extended once by returning the items to the library for renewal. 

The third floor contains the reading rooms for Social and Philological Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, Periodicals (current newspapers, magazines, and bulletins), and Arts. The floor also includes the Reference and Bibliography Department and a Copying Center (Reprographic Department).

On the fourth floor, you will find the Local History Department, along with several reading spaces for visitors. 

By Public Transport:

Bus No. 12, stop Municipality (Obshtina, Община).

Information about getting around by public transport can be found here. 

Address: Macedonia Square 1, 2700 Blagoevgrad (Chamber Opera Building)

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Price: Free

Website: https://chitalishte-blg.com/bg/library.html

Events: See the events calendar

Parking: Paid parking available nearby (Blue Zone)

For Children: Information not specified

Wheelchair Accessibility: Free and accessible entrance 

The library at the “Nikola Y. Vaptsarov – 1866” Cultural Center is the oldest library in the city of Blagoevgrad. It holds over 165,000 books.

By car, bicycle, or on foot:

Find the Community Library on Google Maps:

Address: 8 Svoboda Bachvarova Street, 2700 Blagoevgrad

Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Price: Free for visitors and residents of Blagoevgrad Municipality

Website: https://www.aubg.edu/panitza-library/policies/?region=bulgaria 

• Events: Event calender 

Parking: Free parking available nearby

For Children: There is no children’s department; visitors under 16 must be accompanied

Wheelchair Accessibility: Free and accessible entrance

The Panitza Library at the American University in Bulgaria was established in the mid-1990s and holds over 135,000 books, more than 630,000 e-books, 130 current periodicals (newspapers and magazines), and 85,000 electronic periodicals. 

The collection cannot be borrowed for home use, but the library provides ample reading spaces across several floors. 

If you are not a student of the American University, but a resident of Blagoevgrad Municipality, you are welcome to use the library. Simply leave your contact information at the information desk located to the right after the entrance.

By Public Transport:

Bus No. 12, stop Stari grobishta, Стари гробища. 

Information about getting around by public transport can be found here. 

Address: Rila Str. 1, 2700 Blagoevgrad

Website: https://museumbld.com/biblioteka/

Events: Event calender 

Parking: Free parking available nearby

For Children: There is no children’s department; visitors under 16 must be accompanied

Wheelchair Accessibility: Free and accessible entrance

The departmental library at the Regional Historical Museum holds 17,500 items covering Bulgarian history and culture, local history, art, natural history, society and politics, as well as natural sciences including botany, zoology, geology, nature conservation, and publications from Rila National Park.