Akashi Municipal Library, Public library in Akashi, Japan.

Akashi Municipal Library is a public library located on the fourth floor of the Papios Akashi building in central Akashi, Japan. It holds books, audiovisual materials, and local documents for readers of all ages.

The library's origins trace to a citizens' reading room set up in the city office in 1947, followed by a mobile library service in 1961. The first main building opened in October 1974 inside Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Park, sharing a structure with the prefectural library. On 27 January 2017 the main library moved to the fourth floor of Papios Akashi, about 700 metres south of the old site.

The library sits inside a building that also houses shops and city services, so people often stop in between errands. This mix makes reading and learning feel like a natural part of everyday life in Akashi.

The library is a short walk from Akashi Station, so it fits easily into a trip through the city center. Note that it closes on the third Tuesday of each month and during the year-end holiday period.

The children's library on the fifth floor, with about 8,000 children's books, belongs to the Akashi Child-Rearing Support Center and is run separately from the library by the city's child and family department. The library moved here in 2017 from its old building in Akashi Park, about 700 metres north, and now lends roughly 4,500 books a day, about twice the old building's figure.