Legislative Library of Uruguay

Legislative Library of Uruguay
Legislative Library of Uruguay
Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo
	34°53′28″S56°11′14″W / 34.89111°S 56.18722°W
Location	Avenida de las Leyes s/n; Montevideo, Uruguay
Type	Parliamentary library
Other information
Website	biblioteca.parlamento.gub.uy/biblioteca/

Last updated November 23, 2025

The Legislative Library of Uruguay (Spanish : Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo de Uruguay) was established in 1929 after the fusion of the libraries of the Senate and that of the House of Representatives.^[1]

It is housed in the Legislative Palace, Montevideo and is second in importance to the National Library of Uruguay.^[2]

References

↑ Carrazzone, José (2018). Ensayo final de pasantía: “Proceso de fundación de la Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo en Uruguay. Antecedentes y discusión parlamentaria de la aprobación de la Ley 8417 que unificó a las bibliotecas de la Cámara de Senadores y Diputados (1928-1929).”[Final internship essay: ‘The process of establishing the Legislative Branch Library in Uruguay. Background and parliamentary debate on the approval of Law 8417, which unified the libraries of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies (1928–1929).’] (in Spanish). Montevideo: Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Tutor: Juan Andrés Moraes.
↑ Anniversary of the Legislative Library

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Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo de Uruguay (in Spanish)

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[:1-1] Carrazzone, José (2018). Ensayo final de pasantía: “Proceso de fundación de la Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo en Uruguay. Antecedentes y discusión parlamentaria de la aprobación de la Ley 8417 que unificó a las bibliotecas de la Cámara de Senadores y Diputados (1928-1929).”[Final internship essay: ‘The process of establishing the Legislative Branch Library in Uruguay. Background and parliamentary debate on the approval of Law 8417, which unified the libraries of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies (1928–1929).’] (in Spanish). Montevideo: Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Tutor: Juan Andrés Moraes.

[2] Anniversary of the Legislative Library

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