Porto Municipal Libraries resume book lending amid the pandemic

Libraries refuse to be defined by lockdown measures and will resume book lending. Porto Municipal Libraries will adopt the take-away regime as regards books, CDs or DVDs, starting today, 9th February.

Porto Municipal Libraries enable document consultation as of today; however, physical facilities remain closed, under the Presidential decree that established the State of Emergency. Home loans meet readers demand, under the take-away regime at the Porto Municipal Public Library (next to Jardim de S. Lázaro).

Users can consult the online catalogue, and look for book titles, CDs and DVDs at https://bmp.cm-porto.pt.

All requests are made via phone number 225 193 480 or by email bmp@cm-porto.pt, stating name, readership number and phone number. Any item requested can be retrieved from Monday to Friday, between 10 am and 5 pm, upon prior scheduling and confirmation by the services of Porto Municipal Libraries. The duty to return is suspended during lockdown.

In the beginning of the year, Porto City Hall had suspended financial penalties for any delays in returning documents that were requested to Porto Municipal Libraries. This measure is maintained till the end of 2021.

Municipal Libraries also provide their readers free access to 7.400 periodic publications in digital format, namely magazines, newspapers, national and international, via the Press Reader platform.