Library in Cabo Rojo

The Story of the Library in Cabo Rojo

The library is named in honor of Blanca E. Colberg Rodríguez (born February 11, 1911, in Cabo Rojo), the first woman to serve as mayor of Cabo Rojo, who held the office for sixteen years from 1948 to 1964. In 1965 she was elected as a representative in the Puerto Rico House for the district covering Cabo Rojo, Hormigueros, and rural Mayagüez. Widely remembered as a trailblazing public servant who opened doors for other women, she has the municipality's public library named after her.

About Public Libraries in Cabo Rojo

The Biblioteca Municipal Blanca E. Colberg Rodríguez is the public library operated by the Municipio Autónomo de Cabo Rojo, serving residents of Cabo Rojo in southwestern Puerto Rico. The library is open to the general public free of charge and offers a reading room, reference collection, and study space for students and community members. It is located downtown at Calle Ruíz Belvis #48 and can be reached at 787-851-1025, ext. 106.

Puerto Rico residents can browse the Biblioteca Digital de Puerto Rico, the free online collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico (Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña), which digitizes historical books, newspapers, magazines, and rare Puerto Rican materials for public access. The island's first Directorio Nacional de Bibliotecas de Puerto Rico also lets anyone look up libraries across the archipelago with their locations, hours, and services.

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