Prieto Gutiérrez, Juan JoséSegado Boj, Francisco José2023-06-202023-06-2020110307-4803https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/45120This research paper sets up a typology of libraries managed by cultural centres abroad. Nearly 2,200 libraries linked to a dozen of different cultural organizations provide not only traditional services such as loan and access to printed and audiovisual materials but they also approach local citizens, offering help and services in matters of education, literacy, cooperation, social issues or development. These actions may fit under the label of cultural diplomacy actions. This paper analyses the relevance of those cultural centres and offers a classification through a table including networks of institutions of the thirty most significant cultural centres worldwide.engThe role of Libraries in Cultural Centres Abroad: an insightjournal articleopen accessCultural centresCultural diplomacypublic serviceslibrarieslibraries abroadcooperationOrganismos internacionalesRelaciones internacionalesBibliotecas5901.02 Organizaciones Internacionales5901 Relaciones Internacionales