Public Libraries in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico — United States
Public Libraries in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Home of the Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez, the first library in Puerto Rico to win the IMLS National Award for community service.
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Library in Mayagüez
Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez
Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez (nonprofit community library)
📍 170 Calle Méndez Vigo Este, Mayagüez, PR 00680
🕑 Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 9 AM – 5 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM – 5 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM – 5 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM – 5 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may change on holidays — confirm before visiting.
The Story of the Library in Mayagüez
The Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez was founded in 1992 as a nonprofit library dedicated to children and youth in the Mayagüez area. In 2004 it became the first library in Puerto Rico to receive the National Award for Museum and Library Service from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), recognizing its outstanding community service.
About Public Libraries in Mayagüez
The free public library serving children and families in Mayagüez is the Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit community library located on Calle Méndez Vigo in downtown Mayagüez. Admission and services are free and open to the community — families can visit to borrow books, use technology, and take part in reading, cultural, and educational activities aimed at children and young people. (The RUM General Library on the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez campus is an academic library that primarily serves UPRM students, faculty, and researchers.)
Puerto Rico residents can access the Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico and the Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña (UPR), which offer free digitized books, historical documents, photographs, and Puerto Rican cultural collections online — a public complement to local library services.
📚 What You Can Access
- 📚 Free children’s and youth book collections open to the community
- 💻 Public computers and internet access
- 🎨 Reading, cultural, and educational activities for children and teens
- 🌐 Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico digital collections
- 🖨️ On-site study and program space
- 👧 Family and school-group programming
🏛️ Quick Facts
| Public library | Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez |
| Type | Nonprofit children’s/youth community library |
| Address | 170 Calle Méndez Vigo Este, Mayagüez, PR 00680 |
| Phone | 787-831-1595 |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Recognition | IMLS National Award, 2004 (first in Puerto Rico) |
| State resource | Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico |
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