#Culture Department

8,473 readers, a third of the town: Ungheni's «Dimitrie Cantemir» library turns 80

The «Dimitrie Cantemir» District Public Library in Ungheni enters its eighth decade in 2026. It began in 1946 in an ordinary house, with 200 books and some 100 readers; today the library and its branches in town hold a collection of more than 96,000 documents and 8,473 registered users — about 32% of the town's population, according to its own report. The exact founding date and any anniversary programme are not yet public.