Wise men consider that cognition of the world starts from the book shelf.  At all times the Jews were the people of a Book. 

Our library invites readers from 5 up to 120 years old and brings them to exciting and manifold world of Jewish Tradition.  Our stock counts over  3000 books on Judaism, Jewish history, culture, memoirs by well-known Jewish figures, belles-lettres, children’s literature, periodicals in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, English, Hebrew and Yiddish. The library offers a wide choice of exhibitions, presentations of new books and educational program:  “Smalim: History of Jewish symbols”, “Jewish world in figures and facts“, “Literary parties”, ”Israel today” and many others.

The program “Talking book” takes under its wing blind and people with poor eyesight. Its stock counts 300 literary and 100 musicals records. Here you can also loan necessary audio equipment. The library takes an active part in yearly book, theatrical and applied arts festivals and in numerous Hesed’s events.  It successfully cooperates with Club, Day Center and children’s programs, assists with informational support warm homes and branches of Hesed in Drohobych and Ivano-Frankivsk. The Jewish cultural heritage is always waiting for you in your “soul pharmacy”.