These pages of our site contain information about what the library, can offer you. Read more about our, our reference room and our Antilliana/ Caribiana department, where you can obtain information about themes related to Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles and the Caribbean. You can also consult our activity calendar for youths and adults and a special page containing information how to find non-fiction books. Don’t forget to check out what our bookmobiles can offer you.

Youth and Adults’ department
Located at the main library. The collection consists of:

Books
We have fiction as well as non fiction in Papiamentu, English, Dutch and Spanish. There are books about health, astrology, business and much more.

Audio-visual materials

• Language courses
  Learning a language? Borrow one of our language courses on video and/or cassette. What do you think of Russian, Chinese, Italian or Portuguese? But we can also offer you Papiamentu, Dutch or Spanish for speakers of other langauges.
• Video
  We have informative and recreational videos, which you can borrow and enjoy at home. Before you borrow them, you may watch part of them at our information desk. We will soon offer DVD!
• CD Rom
  We have some CD ROMs (not for circulation) that you can consult in the library.

Computer square
Here you can surf on the Internet, send emails or type a text; and in the afternoon, from 2 to 5 pm, there is a guide to help you work on computers and find your way on the Internet. All this for free! You can make printouts for a small charge.
We also have a photocopier just in case that you cannot or don not want to borrow certain materials.

Information desk
At our information desk we can help you find books or information you need either for school or out of your personal interest. You can also find reference for quick consulting such as dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Don’t hesitate to ask for help, we are there to help you.

WE WILL BE PLEASED TO WELCOME YOU AT OUR YOUTH AND ADULT’S DEPARTMENT!

Summary Youth and Adults’ department
Place : main library, Scharloo
Opening hours : click here
Material : fiction and non fiction books, language courses, literature review, video
In addition... : make copies, surf on the Internet, information desk
Membership : click here
Charges : click here
Regulations : click here