Biblioteca Bertoliana, Vicenza

The biblioteca del Villaggio del Sole, inaugurated in 1965 in the premises of the Community Centre in the area of Villaggio del Sole, established in that period, was the first peripheral location to be organized as pilot experience for what would become the Urban Library System of Vicenza
From April 1st 1999 it was moved, temporarily, inside the premises of the Parishes, not far away from the old location.
The service provides:

• 3 rooms with 31 seats; - approximately 13.000 books; - 2 daily newspapers ("Il giornale di Vicenza" and "La Repubblica")
• a weekle newspaper for children (Topolino); - a wide and rich section for children with reading, study and research works suitable to young readers; - a station for the Internet
  Features of the heritage:
• works about current history, particularly about World War I and II; - a rich collection of biographies of the most important personalities in history, culture and arts; - a considerable collection of books about music (modern music, rock groups, classical music); - a wide section of comics.