The Gulbenkian Municipal Library opened to the public on November 2nd, 1971, on Rua São João. Its bibliographical collection was managed by the Gulbenkian Foundation – in a partnership with the local Town Hall – having a wide range of areas and topics at everyone’s disposal.
In 1982 it changed its location to Camões Square – having originally been built with the intent of being a primary school − where they still remain today. In 2011 it was assigned a new name, Biblioteca Municipal Ernesto do Canto.
