Beste Bibliotheek van Nederland 2010!

On the 27th March 2010, a building of the architects Meijer en Van Schooten opened in the Stadhuisplein (City Council's Square) as our new library.

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Soon, Almere's new Library was considered the Best Library 2010 of The Netherlands!

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(To become a member, please, click here.)

Almere's Library is very modern and comfortable, as you can see in the photos below:

De Etalage where we can find all the new books recently acquired.

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De Hoogspanning, the place to relax while reading a book (boek) or a magazine (tijdschrijf).

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De Luwte where we can find books about hobbies, creativity, sports, games and pets (huisdieren).

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De Living where women, specially, should feel at home. There are books and magazines about cooking (koken), gardens (tuinen), relations (relaties) and health (gezondheid).

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Peuters and kleuteurs is the special place for the children to play, watch DVD's and listen to CD's.

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De Doorkijk where we find books about Cultural History (cultuurgeschiedenis), Art (kunst) and Literature (literatuur).

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De Versafdeling, or as we say in Portuguese, "a secção dos frescos", where we find all the fresh news about everything. Just name it!

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De Achterbank and De Jeugd van tegenwoordig, specially for teenagers, where they can relax with their friends, read (lezen) and talk (praten).

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Het Nieuwe lokaal where we can follow several workshops.

Het Stadstudiecentrum where we can study and work, with or without a computer, and if you wish, in the privacy of a studiecabine (study room).

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De Nieuwe Zaal , where we can enjoy workshops, debates (debatten), lectures (lezingen) and special exhibitions (exposities).

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The piano that we can play, if we wish to. :-)

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The garden where we can relax and enjoy the sun... ;-)

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Two of the corridors, or should I say, two of the sidewalks, from where we can watch the city center...

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The stunning architecture...

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Almere Stad Library is open between 10/17 hours on Saturday (zaterdag), Sunday (zondag) and Monday (maandag). During the rest of the week it's open between 10/20 hours.

As members of the library, we must pay a fee per year (abonnement per jaar).
There are different kinds of fees. Please, click here to choose the most suitable for you.

With all my heart ;-) Congratulations to the Almere's Library for its first year and the award of Best Library 2010 in The Netherlands! Very well deserved!

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