IFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year Award 2023

The “Public Library of the Year” award 2023 is presented by IFLA with the aim of honouring new public libraries

21 Aug 2023

Exterior photograph of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library in Barcelona, Spain

(See more photographs of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library from Suma Arquitectura)

IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) are proud to announce the winner for the Public Library of the Year Award 2023:

Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez (Spain)

Ayub Khan (MBE) with Neus Castellano, Chief Librarian of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library in Barcelona, Spain

• Public Library Janez Vajkard Valvasor Krško (Slovenia)

• Parramatta Library (Australia)

• Shanghai Library East (China)

• Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez (Spain)

The award is presented to a public library anywhere in the world that has best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions and has included both digital developments and local culture.

To be eligible for the award, the library must be newly built, have added a significant extension, or located in a building, that have not previously been used as a library.

Systematic is a proud main sponsor of the award.