Books & Services
As well as a home of tomes Middelburg Library is a staging point for various cultural events, shows, educational programs. It is estimated the library employs 180 staff and lends in the region of 620,000 publications annually.
Yet the library is not just a normal library with a public role to fill, it also serves as a Provincial Service Organizaton, advising institutions and other libraries, offering specialized services in all book-fields.
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