Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.

Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
The building was damaged during World War Two, when the German occupiers set the collections inside on fire.
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Some of the stolen books have already been sold at auction.
The books were donated by the city’s library and nine consulates in Kraków.
The “unique” objects will now be exhibited.
Just over four in ten Poles read at least one book in 2020.
Lublin has converted a former restaurant into a branch of its municipal library, designed as a functional but environmentally friendly space