Biblioteka Miejska

What Biblioteka Miejska does

Biblioteka Miejska im. gen. Mariusza Zaruskiego w Ustce is a municipal public cultural institution located at ul. Kopernika 22 in Ustka, Poland, founded on January 15, 1947. It operates as a government-state entity funded by the Ustka city budget and overseen indirectly by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage through programs such as Narodowy Program Rozwoju Czytelnictwa 2.0. The library serves the residents of Ustka and Słupsk municipalities free of charge, with a 20 PLN refundable deposit applied to non-resident borrowers. Current operations are led by Director Agnieszka Klimaszewska-Kargul.

The library's core offerings are organized into three service units: Wypożyczalnia dla Dorosłych (Adult Lending) for readers 15+, Oddział dla Dzieci i Młodzieży (Children and Youth Department), and Czytelnia dla Dorosłych (Adult Reading Room) with periodicals, regional materials, and interlibrary loan access. The technical platform consists of a MAK-based library catalog with online access via szukamksiazki.pl, barcode tagging for approximately 55,000 books (as of 2009), and a website (biblioteka.ustka.pl) with digital accessibility features compliant with Polish law. The collection includes around 51,000 volumes (as of 2003) and a special collection of approximately 150 books with author signatures.

Revenue is not a market function; the library is sustained through municipal appropriations and grant funding from national programs. Distribution is primarily through the physical location, supplemented by the online catalog, interlibrary loans, partnerships with Legimi (e-books), Academica (digital scientific content), and Bałtycka Biblioteka Cyfrowa (Baltic Digital Library). Community engagement is driven through Dyskusyjne Kluby Książki (Discussion Book Clubs) for adults and children, partnerships with the Ustka University of the Third Age, and collaborations with organizations such as Stowarzyszenie Larix and Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ustki.

Name

Biblioteka Miejska

Legal name

Biblioteka Miejska w Ustce

Website

https://biblioteka.ustka.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biblioteka Miejska im. gen. Mariusza Zaruskiego w Ustce is a municipal public library in Ustka, Poland, offering free lending, reading room, and catalog services to residents of Ustka and Słupsk municipalities, funded by the city budget and supported by national cultural programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Library Operations & Community Branch Management (EDAEAGAC), Library-Based Learning Programs (Public Libraries) (EDAAAFAA), Literature & Book Clubs / Guided Reading Groups (EDAMAJAG)

Keywords

• Public library services
• Book lending services
• Reading room access
• Library catalog access
• Community library programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ustka

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Biblioteka Miejska is a municipal public library providing free book lending to residents of Ustka and Słupsk across adult and children divisions, a reading room with periodicals and regional/local history materials, an online searchable catalog (MAK system via szukamksiazki.pl), interlibrary loan services, book discussion clubs (DKK) for adults and youth, special collections including signed books, and community programs such as author meetings and children's activities.

Product overview

Biblioteka Miejska im. gen. Mariusza Zaruskiego w Ustce is a municipal public library offering traditional library services. The core offerings include an online catalog system, three main lending departments (Adult Lending, Children and Youth Department, and Reading Room), a special collection of signed books, and book discussion clubs for both adults and children. The library also participates in the National Reading Development Program 2.0 and manages interlibrary loan services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wypożyczalnia dla Dorosłych (Adult Lending Department) Lending department for adult readers (age 15+) offering fiction, non-fiction, biographies, educational materials, and popular science books. Free for Ustka and Słupsk residents; non-resident readers pay a 20 PLN refundable deposit per book.
• Oddział dla Dzieci i Młodzieży (Children and Youth Department) Children and Youth Department providing books and reading programs for young readers, with parental registration required for children under 15. Includes age-appropriate literature, educational activities, and summer reading programs.
• Czytelnia dla Dorosłych (Adult Reading Room) Adult reading room with internet access, current periodicals, regional materials about Ustka and the surrounding area, and interlibrary loan services for patrons.
• Katalog on-line (Online Catalog) Online library catalog accessible via szukamksiazki.pl platform, allowing users to search and browse the library's collection of books and materials. Built on the MAK library catalog system.
• Książki z autografem (Signed Books Collection) Special collection of approximately 150 books signed by authors, translators, and illustrators including Leszek Bakuła, Ludmiła Marjańska, Bartosz Muszyński, and others. Available for patron reference and reading-room use.
• Dyskusyjny Klub Książki dla Dorosłych (Adult Book Discussion Club) Book discussion club for adults meeting regularly to discuss selected literature, led by moderators, operated as part of the Instytut Książki DKK program.
• Dyskusyjny Klub Książki dla Dzieci i Młodzieży (Children and Youth Book Discussion Club) Book discussion club for children and youth promoting reading engagement and literary discussion among young readers, operated under the Dyskusyjne Kluby Książki (DKK) program of the Instytut Książki.
• Interlibrary Loan Service Interlibrary loan service obtaining books from other libraries for patron use in the reading room, extending the effective catalog beyond the local collection.

Quantifiable outcome

• 132,351 books borrowed annually (2003)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Biblioteka Narodowa (National Library of Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiblioteka Narodowa is the national library of Poland. The library participates in programs funded by Biblioteka Narodowa including Narodowy Program Rozwoju Czytelnictwa 2.0 (National Reading Development Program 2.0).
• Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (Ministry of Culture and National Heritage)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry provides funding for library programs and reading promotion initiatives through the Narodowy Program Rozwoju Czytelnictwa 2.0.
• Instytut Książki (Book Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstytut Książki runs the Dyskusyjne Kluby Książki (Discussion Book Clubs) program which the library participates in.
• Ustecki Uniwersytet Trzeciego Wieku (Ustka University of the Third Age)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for senior reading programs, volunteer reading sessions for children, and educational activities.
• Stowarzyszenie Pomocy Osobom Niepełnosprawnym LarixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting people with disabilities, linked through accessibility initiatives.
• Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Ustki (Society of Friends of Ustka)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal society collaborating on exhibitions and historical research projects.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Biblioteka Narodowa (National Library of Poland): National Library of Poland is the central bibliographic institution and a funder/partner through Narodowy Program Rozwoju Czytelnictwa 2.0; operates at national scale with mandate overlap but does not compete for municipal lending users.
• New York Public Library: NYPL is a large municipal public library system offering lending, research branches, community programming, and digital access — same public-library category with similar service mix but at vastly larger scale and with broader funding sources.

Direct peers

• Biblioteka Publiczna m.st. Warszawy — Biblioteka Główna Województwa Mazowieckiego: Warsaw Public Library is a municipal public library serving the capital of Poland with lending, reading rooms, and community programming — a directly comparable municipal public library model, though at materially larger scale.
• Biblioteka Kraków: Kraków's municipal public library system operates branches, online catalogs, and community programs across a major Polish city — same municipal library category with comparable service mix (lending, reading rooms, book clubs, digital access).
• Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Słupsku: Municipal public library in Słupsk, the closest larger city to Ustka, runs an analogous lending + reading room + community programming model and co-hosts the Słupska Wiosna Literacka literary festival referenced by Biblioteka Miejska w Ustce.

Emerging players

• Biblioteka Pedagogiczna w Słupsku: Pedagogical library serving teachers and educators in the Słupsk region — adjacent library category with overlapping user base (educators, families, youth) and similar community orientation in the same geography.

Regional players

• Biblioteka Śląska w Katowicach: Silesian Provincial Public Library in Katowice operates regional collections, special holdings, and cultural programming — comparable provincial public library model in a different Polish region.
• Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna w Gdańsku: Provincial public library in Gdańsk serves the same Pomerania region as Biblioteka Miejska w Ustce and operates complementary lending, regional collections, and digital library partnerships through Bałtycka Biblioteka Cyfrowa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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