Biblioteca Municipal Central
What makes the Biblioteca Municipal Central de Santa Cruz de Tenerife stand out is that it anchors the city’s entire municipal library system. Inaugurated on 2 April 1888, it later became the headquarters of the Sistema Bibliotecario Municipal (SBM)—a network that now includes the Biblioguagua bibliobus in service since 1977. Before this central role, Santa Cruz’s first public library was arranged in 1872 by two private bodies: the Gabinete Instructivo and the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País, initially housed at the school building on what is now Plaza Ireneo González. Then came a notable turning point in late 1887, when Francisco de León Morales offered 1,580 volumes, trading them for a librarian position with an annual salary of 1,500 pesetas. …
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