The earthquake that hit L'Aquila on 6th April 2009 also damaged many of the buildings in which archives and libraries were situated. Information available in this section is thus being updated constantly. Users are advised to contact libraries directly for details on opening hours.
Archives
Civic libraries
Ecclesiastic libraries
Media libraries
State Archive in L’Aquila
(history of southern Italy / history of institutions / archiving / law / history)
| Address | Via Galileo Galilei 2, Bazzano (AQ) | |
| Web | http://www.archiviodistatolaquila.beniculturali.it/index.php?en/1/home | |
| Phone | +39 0862442068 | |
| as-aq@beniculturali.it | ||
| Opening hours |
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Diocesan Archive of L’Aquila
(benefices / pastoral visits / parishes / cathedral chapter / scrolls)
| Address | Piazza San Pio X 8 |
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| Phone | +39 0862401563 | |
| archiviodiocesano@aq.chiesacattolica.it | ||
| Opening hours |
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Sant'Amico Augustinian monastery’s historical and monastic archive
(administrative / notarial / papal and episcopal chancery’s acts from XIV° – XIX° centuries)
| Address | Via Sant'Amico |
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| Phone | +39 086222231 | |
| archivistorici@gmail.com | ||
| Opening hours | By appointment |
District Notary Archive – L’Aquila
(notary acts)
| Address | Via Pescara 4 "Complesso Strinella '88" | |
| Phone | +39 3288603990 | |
| archivionotarile.laquila@giustizia.it | ||
| Opening hours |
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 12:00 a.m. |
Civic libraries
“S. Tommasi” Provincial Library
(general works / history of Abruzzo / history of southern Italy / works by B. Croce / “Sallustiana” section / mss. from XIV° – XIX° centuries / printed books from XV° – XX° centuries)
| Address | Via Niccolò Copernico, Bazzano (AQ) | |
| Web | ||
| Phone | +39 086261964 | |
| biblioteca@provincia.laquila.it |
Deputazione di Storia Patria negli Abruzzi "A. L. Antinori" Library
(local history / history of southern Italy)
| Address | Via Galileo Galilei 2, Bazzano (AQ) | |
| Web | http://storiapatriabruzzo.it | |
| Phone | +39 0862700320 | |
| deputazioneabruzzese@fastwebnet.it | ||
| Opening hours |
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
"Benedetto Croce" Library – Abruzzo Region, Regional Legal Advisory Service
(administrative law / official regional, state and EU acts / regional publications / local history)
| Address | Via Leonardo da Vinci 6 | |
| Web | http://www.regione.abruzzo.it/ | |
| Phone | +39 0862363558 | |
| Opening hours |
Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
Abruzzo Regional Council "Giuseppe Bolino" Library
(administrative and private law / history / politics / local culture and history)
| Address | Via Michele Jacobucci 4 (Palazzo dell'Emiciclo) | |
| Web | https://www.consiglio.regione.abruzzo.it/contenuti/la-biblioteca |
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| Phone | +39 08626441 | |
| biblioteca@crabruzzo.it |
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| Opening hours | The library can be visited online |
The “Alfredo Casella” Academy of Music Library
(music / music history / opera librettos)
| Address | Via Francesco Savini | |
| Web | http://195.223.49.218/fmi/iwp/cgi?-home | |
| Phone | +39 086222122 | |
| biblioteca@consaq.it | ||
| Opening hours | Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m |
Art Academy of L’Aquila Library
(art history / paintings / sculpture / decoration / set design / design / aesthetics / photography / architecture / graphics, etc.)
| Address | Via Leonardo da Vinci 1 |
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| Web | http://www.accademiabellearti.laquila.it | |
| Phone | +39 0862317360 | |
| info@accademiabellearti.laquila.it |
The Donatella Tellini Association Women's Library (ex-Melusine)
(gender / sex education / contraception / female psychology / fiction)
| Address | Via Angelo Colagrande 2B | |
| Phone | +39 3338062334 / 3389237601 | |
| bibliotecadelledonne.laquila@gmail.com | ||
| Opening hours | By appointment |
Experimental Museum of Contemporary Art (MUSPAC) Library
(exhibition catalogues / artistic and architectural works / specialized journals)
| Address | Piazza d'Arti (near via Pasquale Ficara) | |
| Web | http://www.museomuspac.com | |
| Phone | +39 3382374725 | |
| museosperimentale@libero.it |
CARISPAQ Library of History
(manuscripts and engravings regarding L’Aquila and surrounding provinces XVo - XXo centuries / books printed by L’Aquila printers, even if published in other cities / Dragonetti donations)
| Address | Via Pescara 4 "Complesso Strinella '88" | |
| Phone | +39 0862649596 | |
| ufficiostampa@carispaq.it |
Environmental Documentation Centre - WWF L’Aquila
(nature preservation / ecology / parks and natural reserves / flora and fauna / legislation / all about Abruzzo / environmental video library / environmental newspaper and periodical library / poster archive)
| Address | Via Acquasanta 2 (c/o Scuola Media "Dante Alighieri") | |
| Phone | +39 086228274 | |
| Opening hours |
Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday and Friday 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Bibliocasa
(literature / children's literature / dictionaries)
| Address | Piazza d'Arti (near via Pasquale Ficara) | |
| Web | http://www.bibliobusaq.it/ | |
| Phone | +39 3351337246 | |
| Opening hours | Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
Ecclesiastic libraries
“Cardinale Carlo Confalonieri” Library - Archdiocese of L’Aquila
(theology / philosophy / literature / history)
| Address | Via Vetoio (palazzo INAIL), Coppito (AQ) |
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| Web | http://www.bibliotecaconfalonieri.it/ | |
| Phone | +39 3920487110 | |
| info@bibliotecaconfalonieri.it | ||
| Opening hours | Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
St. Chiara Convent of the Capuchin Friars Library
(theology / Franciscan history / printed books XVI - XVII centuries)
| Address | Archives have been transferred to Avezzano (old collection) and to Pescara Colli (modern collection) convents | |
| Web | http://www.fraticappuccini.it/cappucciniabruzzo/cms/index.php/laquila | |
| Phone | +39 086226059 | |
| Opening hours | By appointment |
St. Giuliano Convent of Friars Minor Library
(Abruzzo / Franciscan history / art history / history of the clergy / printed books XVI - XVII centuries)
| Address | Via San Giuliano 56 |
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| Phone | +39 3895118983 | |
| Opening hours | By appointment |
Media libraries
Regional Media Library “Giovanni Tantillo” – Motion-Picture Institute “La Lanterna Magica”
(cinema / multimedia / communication / visual arts)
| Address | Via Niccolò Copernico, Nucleo Industriale di Bazzano (AQ) | |
| Web | http://www.istitutocinematografico.org/ | |
| Phone | +39 3662898535 /3662898539 / 3662898530 | |
| lanterna.magica2009@gmail.com |
Multimedia Library – Experimental Museum of Contemporary Art (MUSPAC)
(art / architecture / communication / visual arts)
| Address | Piazza d'Arti (near via Pasquale Ficara) | |
| Web | http://www.museomuspac.com | |
| Phone | +39 3382374725 | |
| info@museomuspac.com |
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