Culture
the address points to the Sacred Heart parish church, whose history dates back to 1910
Culture
the FERMENT library in Karolew, over 600 sqm, with a 3D printer and a teen drama club
Culture
Closed
the MIEJSCÓWKA library in Retkinia, opened in 2024, focused on teens with an inspiration wall and comics workshops
Culture
Open
after renovation, the KOSTKA library gained a kids' corner and a workshop room, with an AED defibrillator on site
Culture
✕ Permanently closed
permanently closed, formerly an adults' branch on Krzemieniecka street
Culture
✕ Permanently closed
permanently closed, a library in Piaski shut down in 2021 despite residents' objections
Karolew and Retkinia Wschód are densely populated neighbourhoods in the west of Łódź, where culture in practice means a network of neighbourhood libraries - some of them freshly renovated, with new features for children and young people. This is not a district with a theatre or a gallery, but a good place to take a child to a workshop, or to look for a book yourself closer to home than the city centre.
At Wróblewskiego Street 67, in Karolew, is the FERMENT Library - over 600 square metres on the ground floor of a high-rise, with a 3D printer and a drama club for young people. In Retkinia, at Tomaszewicza Street 2, is the MIEJSCÓWKA Library, opened in 2024, with an inspiration wall and comic-book workshops, aimed mainly at children and young people.
At Kostki Napierskiego Street 4 is the KOSTKA Library, which gained a children's corner and a workshop room after renovation, and had an AED defibrillator installed on site. The history of the local parish can be explored at Retkińska Street 127, where the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has run a Catholic library since 1910.
The FERMENT and MIEJSCÓWKA libraries are aimed mainly at children and young people, so they work well as a place for workshops or after-school activities, not just book lending. Opening hours can vary through the week, so it is worth checking the current schedule of a given branch before visiting.
Over 600 square metres of space with a 3D printer and a drama club, aimed mainly at children and young people.
In 2024, on Tomaszewicza Street, with an inspiration wall and comic-book workshops.
A new children's corner, a workshop room, and an AED defibrillator available on site.
Editor's note: two facilities from the source material at this address (branches on Krzemieniecka and Rajdowa Streets) are permanently closed - they have been left out of the text, see notes. Given such a narrow cultural offer, it is worth considering merging this page with the general attractions in Karolew and Retkinia Wschód page, or with the broader culture in the Łódź region section, where visibility will be greater than on a narrow district page.
