The inspiration for the article was the sociological survey by Aleksander Wallis and later Florian Zielinski on urban space and the information vesture of the city. However, the article focuses only on the ideological aspects of Polish libraries which are recognized only via the names of library patrons, monuments in and around the library buildings, their design, architecture esthetics etc. It has been shown that typical choices are connected with the local historical figures, well known people who were born in the local neighborhood or people who were important for Polish culture, mainly literature and science.
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