The oldest library in Portugal holds more than 70,000 rare books dating back to the 16th century, and it’s open to the public. Story by Amandine Enard-Hauger • 4h.

Since the late 18th century, small colonies of bats have guarded the books in the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in central Portugal. The library contains 60,000 books that are all ...

Beneath the gilded ceilings of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) 18th-century Biblioteca Joanina, centuries-old books lie ...

Julie H. Case. At the University of Coimbra in central Portugal, there are bats in the biblioteca.They swoop through the stacks, winging over a first-edition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus’s ...

Portugal's Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas, launched BiblioLED, a digital lending library platform, on January 27.The service provides e-book access to all registered ...

Portugal adopted the 1992 rules, which recognize the right to remuneration but exempted all categories of public-lending establishments. The Court ruled that this exemption was unauthorized, and ...

Lisbon’s Municipal Assembly has recommended that the city council address issues raised by municipal library workers, ...

COIMBRA, Portugal—During the day, as visitors file through the University of Coimbra’s 300-year-old Joanina Library, the creatures remain hidden behind the grand, gilded bookcases. At night ...

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Free Public Library system will be celebrating the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities with a variety of initiatives spread throughout June. On ...

The New Bedford Free Public Library will host a free concert featuring So Alma on June 12 at 5:30 p.m. The concert celebrates Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities.