Beit Ariela, Public library on Shaul HaMelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv, Israel
Beit Ariela is the main public library of Tel Aviv, located on Shaul HaMelech Boulevard near the center of the city. It offers reading rooms, study areas, and specialized archives alongside a broad collection of books, periodicals, and digital materials in several languages.
The library was founded in 1886 by the Ezrat Israel society, making it one of the oldest public institutions in the city. It moved to its current building in 1977 and was named in honor of Ariela Gitter.
Beit Ariela holds one of the few collections focused on Israeli dance and theater that is open to the general public. Visitors can browse original stage models and personal papers from theater artists, which sets this library apart from a standard reading room.
Use of the library is free for Tel Aviv-Yafo residents since 2009. The building on Shaul HaMelech Boulevard has a recessed glass entrance below five concrete upper volumes; three flagpoles stand before the left side. Much of the collection is in storage and must be requested in advance.
The theater archive holds original stage mock-ups and handwritten notes from key figures in Israeli stage history, and these objects are open to the public. They offer a rare chance to see how set design was physically worked out, not just recorded in photographs.
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