St. Moritz library

St. Moritz library

St. Moritz library is a library in St. Moritz in Switzerland.

Located inside the old school building dominating the Plazza da Scoula in the town the library possesses over 7000 books written in a number of languages including German, Italian, French and English [ [http://www.stmoritz.ch/library-of-st-moritz-002-011202-en.htm St. Moritz website] ] .

On the ground floor is the reception and lending area and the main hall of the library. This has a periodicals corner complete with audio stations to view other forms of media such as periodicals and newspapers, CDs, tapes and maps. Left of the main entrance is the children's library and at the rear is two quiet reading rooms for children and adult visitors. The larger adult reading room is often hired for lectures and seminars held in the town for various events.

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