| Bibliometro | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Bibliometro at Baquedano station | |
| Location | Chile |
| Established | June 26, 1996 |
| Service area | Santiago Metro |
| Branches | 35 (2023) |
| Collection | |
| Size | 115,000 |
| Other information | |
| Website | bibliometro |
Bibliometro (stylized as BiblioMetro) is a Chilean program of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage created in 1995 through a cultural alliance between the Directorate of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DIBAM) and the Santiago Metro. [1]
Bibliometro was created by DIBAM with the aim of increasing reading habits to general public.
On June 26, 1996, Bibliometro began operating, with its first three branches located at the Cal y Canto (Line 2), Los Héroes (Line 1), and Tobalaba (Line 1). Initially, each Bibliometro branch had 532 titles and 1,596 volumes. [2]
From its inception, the main goal was to have a library service network, allowing users to request books at one service point and return them at any other, an innovative system for the time made possible by the software used, which keeps the branches connected in a network.
In 2019, the program expanded to the Valparaíso Metro as part of a partnership between the National Cultural Heritage Service and the public company. [3]
Bibliometro has been successfully emulated in other countries, such as in the Madrid Metro and Metrovalencia in Spain, [4] as well as in the Medellín Metro in Colombia. [5]
As of 2023, the network has 35 in-person service branches, as well as 3 self-service modules, [6] and a train car converted into a public library located next to the National Library of Chile.
 Line 1 West to east |  Line 2 North to south |  Line 3 Northwest to southeast |  Line 4 Northeast to southeast |  Line 5 Southwest to Southeast |  Line 6 Southwest to Northeast |
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