Libraries
Mayakovskiy Central City Public Library
Founded in 1867 as private collection of Cherkesov, 1,5 mln books in 25 languages
Fontanki r. nab., 44
Tel: 571-43-00
Reading hall: 712-51-03
Fontanki r. nab., 46
Tel: 571-00-04
Department of books in foreign languages; Mo-Sa 11-19;
Mayakovskaya Grazhdanskiy pr., 121/100
Tel: 531-17-09
Nevskiy pr., 20
Tel: 571-77-77
Department of music sheets: 571-56-20
Information and consulting center on art and music; Mo-Fr 12-20, Sa 12-18;
Nevskiy Prospekt
Old Kolomna
Library & museum, exhibitions of the local region
Griboedova kan. nab., 168
Tel: 714-74-86
Russian Academy of Sciences Library
Founded in 1714 from private library of Peter the Great and Aptekarskiy Prikaz archives. 20 mln books and rare manuscripts.
Birzhevaya liniya, 1
Tel: 328-35-92
Russian National Library
Established in 1795, numbers over 29 mln books and manuscripts. Also rare editions in Cyrillic print and Egyptian papyruses.
Ostrovskogo pl., 1/3
Tel: 310-71-37
Fontanki r. nab., 36
Tel: 272-39-02
Newspapers, music sheets, records. Mo-Fr 9-21, Sa-Su 11-19;
Gostinyy Dvor Liteynyy pr., 49
Tel: 272-57-76
Department of books on Asian and African languages. Mo-Fr 12-20, Sa-Su 11-19;
Mayakovskaya Moskovskiy pr., 165, kor. 2
Tel: 723-97-09
