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The new Book Club at the Casteggio Civic Library is born!
We look forward to seeing you!
If you love reading and want to share your passion, write to biblioteca@comune.casteggio.pv.it or call us at 0383 83941!
Online the new Unique Pavese Catalogue https://opac.unipv.it/opac/.do
The Casteggio Library was founded in 1975 (Municipal Council Resolution No. 94) and named after the Casteggio intellectual Ernestina Pelizza Marangoni, who was also known for her friendship, at a young age, with Albert Einstein.
The library has a holdings of about 15,000 volumes; the Sernagiotto and Torlaschi library collections are of considerable value.
The Cinquecentine of the Sernagiotto Fund
The Sernagiotto Fund is a donation of five thousand volumes made to the Casteggio Library by the bibliophile Raffaello Sernagiotto, among which 22 sixteenth-century books are noteworthy, as well as around 400 antique books (chronologically between 1450 and 1830).
In the online catalogue, the location is preceded by an S. Part of the collection is closed-shelf (the most valuable books), of which only consultation on the premises is permitted, subject to a written and justified request.
The modern section is open-shelved.
Services
Access to the library is free and open.
Anyone residing in Italy may register with the library, upon presentation of a valid identity document, which will be registered by filling in a special registration form by the library operator.
Reading and consultation.
On-site consultation and reading of the documents on display is free and open. The reading room seats sixteen.
Local lending.
The loan service is open to all library members. The service is free of charge. The service is immediate and is provided without interruption from the opening of the library until 5 minutes before closing.
The number of documents that can be borrowed at one time is 10, the duration of borrowing varies depending on the type of material (average 30 days).
It is permitted to renew books for a maximum of one time, provided they have not been reserved by another user. Renewal can be done by telephone, email or directly online (via the SebinaNext service, managed by the University of Pavia).
Interlibrary loan.
The service is possible with all participating Italian libraries.
The duration of the loan is determined by the library that sends the volume (usually 30 days); some libraries ask for postage to be paid.
Opening hours
NOVEMBER 2025, EXTRAORDINARY CLOSURES:
Saturday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;
Sunday 16.
Tuesday, NOVEMBER 4: Exceptional closure from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM for personal training.
CLOSED Monday
Tuesday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Saturday 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
For information and reservations
T. +39 0383 83941
eMail: biblioteca@comune.casteggio.pv.it
OPAC (catalog) Online:
https://biblioteche.unipv.it/home/risorse/catalogo-unico
Contact us
NOVEMBER 2025, EXTRAORDINARY CLOSURES:
Saturday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;
Sunday 16.
Tuesday, NOVEMBER 4: Exceptional closure from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM for a personal training course.
OPENING HOURS:
CLOSED Monday
Tuesday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Saturday 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Sunday 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
