Culture
an 1912 coach house of the Biedermann palace, now a university gallery pairing art with academic research
Culture
Open
the ROZGRYWKA branch focuses on board games, opening a garden with boule, badminton and XXL chess in summer
Culture
Closed
after a 2020 renovation, the reading room got an armchair nook, a kids' room and Legimi audiobooks
Culture
Closed
a library aimed mainly at children and teenagers, unlike neighbouring branches focused on adults
Culture
✕ Permanently closed
permanently closed, formerly branch no. 1 of the Łódź-Bałuty library network
Culture in Bałuty-Centrum is mainly a network of public libraries, but not the quiet, borrow-and-go kind - some of them work more like neighbourhood community houses, with board games, a boules garden or audiobooks. On top of that there's a university art gallery in a historic coach house. Four active venues below.
Wozownia 1/5 Gallery of the University of Łódź on Franciszkańska Street occupies the former coach house of the Biedermann palace from 1912. It's a university gallery that combines art with scholarship - a good spot for anyone looking for something in Bałuty other than another church or park, while still wanting to step inside a historic building.
Branch No. 14 of the Łódź-Bałuty Municipal Public Library on Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street operates under the name ROZGRYWKA (Game Play) and focuses on board games all year round, opening a summer garden with boules, badminton and giant chess - a proposal aimed more at gamers and families than at someone looking for a classic reading room.
Branch No. 3 on Osiedlowa Street is aimed mainly at children and young people, unlike the neighbouring branches, which focus on adult readers. Branch No. 17 on Mackiewicza Street underwent modernisation in 2020 - today it has a reading corner with an armchair, a separate room for children and access to Legimi audiobooks.
If you're looking for a place for a child, you'll find the closest match at Branch No. 3. A family with teenagers or a group of friends will feel more at home at Branch No. 14 with its board games. Anyone who simply wants to read in a quiet, comfortable spot will be drawn to the renovated Branch No. 17. All these venues are free, you just need a library card.
Is admission to the Wozownia 1/5 gallery paid? Nothing suggests any fees - the gallery operates as part of the University of Łódź and is open to visitors.
Do you need a library card to enter a branch? Using the reading room and attending events on site usually doesn't require a card - you only need one to borrow items.
Do the libraries in Bałuty-Centrum hold any events? The branch with board games organises game meetups, and the garden with boules and giant chess operates seasonally, during the warmer part of the year - a good option for an evening without leaving the neighbourhood.
Where can you find churches and museums in the same area? See also churches in Bałuty-Centrum and museums in Bałuty-Centrum.
Where can you find more places in the culture category in Łódź? The full overview is on the culture in the region page, and all the city's attractions - on the attractions in Łódź page.
