Pärnu Central Library


Pärnu Central Library is a library in Pärnu, Estonia.
The building was designed by the architectural bureau 3+1 Arhitektid. In 2008, the 3+1 Arhitektid was awarded by annual architectural prize of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for designing the building.
The library was opened in 1909 as a library room. In 1920, the library got its own building.

Directors

  • 1920-1923 Mart Lekstein
  • 1923-1945 Johannes Saar
  • 1945-1954 Dagmar Bell
  • 1954-1986 Ilme Kallasmaa
  • 1986-2012 Saima-Õie Andla
  • since 2012 Heinike Sinijärv.