Biblioteca de Arte Gulbenkian

Gulbenkian Mobile Libraries Network (1958 – 2002)

Timeline of the creation of the mobile libraries of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s network. This unparalleled programme towards the promotion of reading among the Portuguese population with less access to education and culture, was operated throughout the country between 1958 and 2002.

This work provides a quick presentation of each mobile library and showcases the diversity of documentation on this programme in the Gulbenkian Archives.

Designed as an open log, this timeline, which initially only shows the dates of creation and extinction of each library, will incorporate new data and documents as they become available.

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1958 – 1959

05 jun 1958 – 14 dec 1984

Library Nr. 9 – Alenquer (Lisbon, Portugal)

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05 jul 1958 – 07 dec 1991

Library Nr. 5 – Santiago do Cacém (Setúbal, Portugal)

10 jul 1958 – 15 sep 1960

Library Nr. 6 – Lagos (Faro, Portugal)

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06 aug 1958 – 24 may 1993

Library Nr. 3 – Ovar (Aveiro, Portugal)

19 aug 1958 – 09 sep 1993

Library Nr. 14 – Montijo (Setúbal, Portugal)

29 sep 1958 – 09 sep 1993

Library Nr. 2 – Mealhada (Aveiro, Portugal)

13 oct 1958 – 11 dec 1993

Library Nr. 15 – Valongo (Porto, Portugal)

15 oct 1958 – 11 dec 2002

Library Nr. 12 – Barcelos (Braga, Portugal)

18 oct 1958 – 07 jul 1984

Library Nr. 4 – Caminha (Viana do Castelo)

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06 nov 1958 – 17 oct 1983

Library Nr. 8 – Vila Nova de Famalicão (Braga, Portugal)

08 nov 1958 – 01 oct 1993

Library Nr. 11 – Ponte de Lima (Viana do Castelo, Portugal)

18 dec 1958 – 22 nov 1989

Library Nr. 10 – Águeda (Aveiro, Portugal)

23 dec 1958 – 31 jan 1993

Library Nr. 7 – Figueira da Foz (Coimbra, Portugal)

26 dec 1958 – 2002

Library Nr. 1 – Batalha (Leiria, Portugal)

29 dec 1958 – 31 jul 1993

Library Nr. 13 – Bombarral (Leiria, Portugal)

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08 jul 1959

Library Nr. 17 – Lisbon (Portugal)

09 sep 1959 – 28 oct 1993

Library Nr. 19 – Pombal (Leiria, Portugal)

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10 sep 1959 – 31 oct 2001

Library Nr. 18 – Miranda do Corvo (Coimbra, Portugal)

1960 – 1969

27 apr 1960 – 04 dec 1998

Library Nr. 23 – Loulé (Faro, Portugal)

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28 apr 1960 – 25 jan 1993

Library Nr. 21 – Tavira (Faro, Portugal)

14 may 1960 – 30 jul 1993

Library Nr. 20 – Castro Verde (Beja, Portugal)

19 sep 1960 – 31 may 2001

Library Nr. 22 – Mortágua (Viseu, Portugal)

15 nov 1960 – 04 jun 1993

Libray Nr. 16 – Santarém (Portugal)

25 nov 1960

Library Nr. 24 – Mértola (Beja, Portugal)

12 oct 1960 – 14 jan 1993

Library Nr. 25 – Marco de Canaveses (Porto, Portugal)

12 dec 1960 – 30 apr 1992

Library Nr. 26 – Cabeceiras de Basto (Braga, Portugal)

14 dec 1960 – 1972

Library Nr. 27 – Vieira do Minho (Braga, Portugal)

26 dec 1960 – 06 oct 1982

Library Nr. 28 – Cuba (Beja, Portugal)

30 dec 1960 – 14 dec 1998

Library Nr. 29 – Tomar (Santarém, Portugal)

07 jul 1961 – 06 sep 1968

Library Nr. 33 – Estremoz (Évora, Portugal)

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11 jul 1961 – 17 mar 1993

Library Nr. 32 – Abrantes (Santarém, Portugal)

26 jul 1961 – 24 apr 1998

Library Nr. 30 – Moura (Beja, Portugal)

28 jul 1961 – 23 mar 1994

Library Nr. 31 – Montemor-o-Novo (Évora, Portugal)

24 sep 1961 – 14 apr 1994

Library Nr. 34 – Gouveia (Guarda, Portugal)

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21 oct 1961 – 08 jun 1993

Library Nr. 37 – Pedrogão Grande (Leiria, Portugal)

22 oct 1961 – 1999

Library Nr. 35 – Portalegre (Portugal)

29 oct 1961 – 11 jan 1993

Library Nr. 39 – Castelo Branco (Portugal)

04 nov 1961 – 31 jul 1993

Library Nr. 36 – Covilhã (Castelo Branco, Portugal)

15 nov 1961 – 07 jul 1993

Library Nr. 38 – Guarda (Portugal)

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27 dec 1961 – 09 feb 1993

Library Nr. 40 – Pinhel (Guarda, Portugal)

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27 dec 1961 – 26 apr 1999

Library Nr. 42 – Moimenta da Beira (Viseu, Portugal)

27 dec 1961 – 31 jul 1993

Library Nr. 45 – Mogadouro (Bragança, Portugal)

28 dec 1961 – 20 mar 1993

Library Nr. 43 – Chaves (Vila Real, Portugal)

28 dec 1961 – 15 dec 1998

Library Nr. 46 – Bragança (Portugal)

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29 dec 1961 – 28 jan 1993

Library Nr. 41 – Vila Real (Portugal)

29 dec 1961 – 10 feb 1994

Library Nr. 44 – Mirandela (Bragança, Portugal)

30 dec 1961 – 14 oct 1993

Library Nr. 47 – Viseu (Portugal)

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03 jul 1963 – 06 oct 1994

Library Nr. 49 – Funchal (Madeira Islands, Portugal)

01 aug 1963 – 31 aug 1994

Library Nr. 48 – Angra do Heroísmo (Azores Islands, Portugal)

14 aug 1963 – 06 oct 1994

Library Nr. 50 – São Vicente (Madeira Islands, Portugal)

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11 aug 1964 – 31 dec 1997

Library Nr. 51 – Ponta Delgada (Azores Islands, Portugal)

27 aug 1964 – 31 dec 1998

Library Nr. 52 – Horta (Azores Islands, Portugal)

12 jul 1966 – 1999

Library Nr. 53 – Madalena (Azores Islands, Portugal)

19 jul 1966 – 25 mar 1993

Library Nr. 54 – Velas (Azores Islands, Portugal)

24 aug 1966 – 1999

Library Nr. 55 – Povoação (Azores Islands, Portugal)

01 oct 1966 – 02 jan 1994

Library Nr. 56 – Trancoso (Guarda, Portugal)

20 dec 1966 – 11 jan 1988

Library Nr. 57 – Castelo de Paiva (Aveiro, Portugal)

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18 jul 1967 – 05 jul 1993

Library Nr. 59 – Lajes das Flores (Azores Islands, Portugal)

31 jul 1967 – 25 oct 2001

Library Nr. 60 – Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Azores Islands, Portugal)

21 aug 1967 – 04 oct 1989

Library Nr. 58 – Vila do Porto (Azores Islands, Portugal)

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01 sep 1967 – 1999

Library Nr. 61 – Ponta do Sol (Madeira Islands, Portugal)

06 sep 1968 – 22 mar 2000

Library Nr. 33 – Redondo (Évora, Portugal)

08 sep 1969 – 17 may 1979

Library Nr. 62 – Sintra (Lisbon, Portugal)

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1970 – 1979

1972 – 25 feb 1997

Library Nr. 27 – Braga (Portugal)

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1980 – 1989

06 oct 1982 – 17 oct 1995

Library Nr. 28 – Vidigueira (Beja, Portugal)

07 jul 1984

Library Nr. 4 – Vila Nova de Cerveira (Viana do Castelo, Portugal)

22 nov 1989

Library Nr. 10 – Aveiro (Portugal)

1990 – 1998

07 dec 1991 – 10 nov 1998

Library Nr. 5 – Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto, Portugal)

05 jul 1993 – 1999

Library Nr. 59 – Santa Cruz das Flores (Azores Islands, Portugal)

01 jan 1998 – 31 oct 2002

Library Nr. 51 – Ribeira Grande (Azores Islands, Portugal)

Updated on 08 november 2024