Biblioteca Civica don Vincenzo Angelilli

The Don Vincenzo Angelilli Civic Library preserves Gioia del Colle's literary and documentary heritage. Its history combines nineteenth-century collecting with the twentieth-century establishment of a municipal institution.

Why it matters

The library connects books with the archives of local civic life. Older editions, manuscripts, local publications and archival collections provide different records of the town and its surrounding region.

What to notice

The historic holdings span subjects including literature, medicine, law and philosophy. Local newspapers and works by authors associated with Gioia add another perspective. The Palazzo Tateo-De Bellis setting connects the institution with the reuse of a historic building formerly associated with education.

Context and history

Earlier bequests and collections preceded the library's establishment in 1959. Donations by Don Vincenzo Angelilli and Enrico Castellaneta contributed to its foundation; it received Angelilli's name in 1963. Its transfer to Palazzo Tateo-De Bellis in 2025 marked a later phase after an extended closure.