Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem

Haarlem Public Library
Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem
The Haarlem central library
Location	Gasthuisstraat, Haarlem, Netherlands
Type	Public library
Established	1921[1]
Branches	6
Collection
Items collected	Cd's, books, rare books & music, and Internet access.
Access and use
Access requirements	Open to the public
Population served	180,000 (2008)[1]
Other information
Director	J.E. van der Putten[1]
Employees	3
Website	sitegenerator.bibliotheek.nl/haarlem/home

The Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem (Haarlem Public Library) is a collective name for all public libraries in the Haarlem area of the Netherlands. The first public library of Haarlem opened in 1921 at the cloisters of the Haarlem City Hall where the academic library had been since 1821. The move to open its doors to the public with a public reading room was only possible after the previous occupant of the downstairs cloisters, the Frans Hals Museum, moved out in 1913 to its present location. As of 2009, there are 6 public libraries and 10 lending points, such as in hospitals.