Valahia University Library

In Târgoviște, a city with old traditions in the constitution of important libraries ever since the Middle Ages, the public library opened in 1943, "sheltered in the Museum's premises until its own house is built".  One important moment was represented by construction of its own building (in proximity of City Hall) between 1947-1949, but since 1986 it has been assigned the current headquarters, located in Stelea street, no. 2. The library also operates in two branches for children and users interested in foreign-language book.  Since 1994 it has published a magazine of biblology and culture, "Courier", with semi-annual edition. Among the major events organized annually can be mentioned: National Culture Day (January); "Holiday at the library" (July), "Ion Heliade Rădulescu editorial Salon" (September), "Ion Heliade Rădulescu Library Days" (November), Evening book (weekly), Philosophy Club (weekly), as well as a multitude of cultural animation activities dedicated to events or personalities at national or local level.  The library has over 330,000 publications of various types, including bibliophile books. -> “Mircea Horia Simionescu” Adult Loan Section  It has an encyclopedic character, comprising books from the following fields: philosophy, psychology, ethics, morals, religion, sociology, politics, law, army, social assistance, pedagogy, folklore, geography, painting, sculpture, music, film-theater, sport, history, literary criticism, linguistics, comparative literature, Romanian and universal literature. It is addressed to all users with a minimum age of 14 years. -> “Grigore Alexandrescu” Reading room  It offers access to about 90 000 volumes of encyclopedic character, including a rich reference fund, in a study and reading space, equipped with 25 seats and free access to Wi-Fi and computing techniques. -> “Nicolae Grigorescu” Multimedia-Internet Room  It offers its users specialized books in the fields of aesthetics, plastic and visual art, music and theater, offering facilities for writing electronic documents, auditions and watching movies. -> "Elena Văcărescu" Periodical-Legislation Section  It provides newspaper and magazine users from almost all fields of activity, including the collection of legislation, the Local Legal Deposit, as well as the Bibliographic Information fund. -> "Nicolae Ciorănescu" Technical and Scientific Book Section  Provides users with a documentary collection in the fields of computer science, engineering, medicine, construction, industry, agriculture, science, management, accounting, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, marketing, food industry. -> "Constantin Cantacuzino" Special Collections Section  Designed for research, it has a rich collection of old, rare, bibliophile libraries: old Romanian book (1644 - 1830); old foreign book (1600-1830); manuscripts; iconographic documents; ex-libris, etc.