During the warm season, some of Rome’s Libraries want to become small oases of nature and culture, where you can read, prepare for an exam or work. In 2025 the offer of outdoor libraries in Rome has further evolved, becoming a reference point for those who want to read, study or work in green and cozy spaces even during the summer.
Cloisters, historic courtyards, scenic terraces and tree-lined gardens equipped with tables, umbrellas and free Wi-Fi for Bibliocard holders.
In addition to historic locations such as the Villino Corsini Library at Villa Pamphilj, Casa del Parco in Pineto Park and Fabrizio Giovenale in Aguzzano Park (where open-air rooms, interlibrary loan, PC outlets, exhibitions and activities for all ages are confirmed), we find other evocative locations.
- House of Literature (City Hall I): in the historic center, a short walk from Piazza Navona, it offers a splendid Borrominian cloister with 50 seats in the shade of melangoli, ideal for reading and study among historic columns and fountains. It also houses the Sicilian Fund, with more than 19,000 volumes, reviews and literary meetings.
- House of Memory and History (Trastevere): panoramic terrace with 68 stations, a symbolic place for the city’s democratic memory, educational activities for schools and unique view of the Janiculum Hill.
- Vaccheria Nardi Library (IV Municipio): nestled in a vast green space, 40 stations under a centuries-old holm oak tree inside historic 19th-century farmhouses.
- Goffredo Mameli Library (Pigneto): urban garden with 40 seats, a lively meeting place for families and reading groups in the multicultural neighborhood.
- Laurentina Library (IX Municipio): in the Elsa Morante Cultural Center, outdoor garden with 30 seats and an offer that combines books, theater and arena for summer events.
- Flaminia Library (II Municipio): small and quiet reserved courtyard with 12 stations.
- Enzo Tortora (Testaccio): inner courtyard equipped as an extension of the reading room.
- Arcipelago Auditorium (VIII Municipio): 20 seats surrounded by greenery for outdoor study.
- Guglielmo Marconi Library (XI Municipio): 11 outdoor stations among the most popular in the network.
- Colli Portuensi (12th City Hall): tree-lined garden with 14 seats.
Free Wi-Fi (Bibliowifi and Bibliosmart services) is also active outside, allowing mobile work and study in any area of the library.
Villino Corsini Library
This is a special place for those who love reading and nature: it is located inside Villa Pamphili. Here you can study, read, and use WiFi. There are also outlets in the library where you can charge your own PC. You can order or borrow books from other libraries if they are not in the Villino Corsini library. Exhibitions and seminars are organized.
Where: Largo III Giugno, 1849.
The Park House Library.
Inside Pine Grove Park, a 243-hectare green lung, is the Park House. In an enclosed garden you will find tables and chairs under umbrellas to shelter you from the Sun. There are over 13 thousand titles, and bibliocard holders can also request other books from other libraries in the system.
In the area where the old Casale del Giannotto stands you can study, read or work. The entire structure in 1861 became the property of Prince Torlonia, even today you can see the family crests. It is a four-story building with decorative pillars in relief.
In 1956 the land was purchased by the Pineto Real Estate Company, and in 1987 the Urban Regional Park was established.
Studying on a former farm
The Fabrizio Giovenale Library is located in City Hall IV in the Aguzzano Urban Regional Park, an area with a fenced garden of about half an acre.
It is heavily frequented by students and has 60 outdoor seats under the porches of the main building. It holds books, DVDs, and over 8,000 documents. Interlibrary loan is also available here.
Activities for adults and children, such as book readings and workshops, are organized periodically.
A curiosity about this place that is now a place of culture: the reading room long ago was a “cow barn” and still preserves a manger. While in the so-called “Stable of the Bulls” cultural activities now take place.
Not surprisingly, the library was dedicated to urban planner Fabrizio Giovenale, among the founding fathers of environmentalism in our country.
For details, updates on hours or summer closing times, check the official website.