History in dates for a library

1848
The Slavonic Lime society was found, its members then established Slavonic library and a reading-room. The society as well as the library housed at The Black Bear and both institutions ceased to work in 1849.

1862
Foundation of the Book-club. At the beginning the club counted 60 members and resided at The Green Tree.

1867
The Book-club formed a foundation ground for Civic Beseda. Until 1918 the library of Civic Beseda ranked among the largest society libraries in the town. At the same time it fulfilled a function of the public library.

1900
Foundation of the Book Union‘s library as another public library.

1912-1914
Opening of the Public Reading-room followed by the library which was to become the town library opened to the public. First it resided in a private house in Nádražní street, later in Reduta. Books and magazines were paid with the contributions provided by the town council, societies as well as individuals.

1919
After having been temporarily closed between 1918 and 1919, a new public reading-room comes into use.

1921
The Public library of the Royal town of Uherské Hradiště starts its regular work. The library was provided with a 10.000 crown support a year by the town council. It was joined with the stock of the Book Union and housed in the old town hall.

1922
The town council purchased the library of Civic Beseda and merged it with the public library, which closed the process of unifying the largest society libraries within the framework of the Public town library.

1927
Bedřich Beneš Buchlovan, a teacher, literal and cultural worker, becomes a librarian.

1931
The library moved to the first floor of Reduta.

1939-45
During WW2 about 2500 volumes were deliberately condemned, which resulted in a 35% loss of the book stock. Bedřich Beneš Buchlovan left the library and worked as a librarian at the library of the Moravian Slovak museum. Lots of books deliberately withdrawn from public libraries were saved by transferring them into the library of the Moravian Slovak museum.

1945
After the liberation from Nazism Bedřich Beneš Buchlovan works again in a position of librarian at the public library.

1946
Separate children‘s department was set up.

1951
After long-lasting pointing out at inconvenient state of the premises the public library has been moved to the ground floor of the reconstructed Jewish synagogue.

1966
The former Jewish synagogue was stricken by fire that badly damaged the first floor and the roof. After the reconstruction a decision was made that the public library would be the user of the whole building.

1997
The ground floor, interior and library stock were damaged due to the floods in 1997. The statics of the building was badly affected and therefore another reconstruction was necessary.

1998
The synagogue was closed due to the reconstruction, the library operated in reserve premises in town.

1999
After the reconstruction of interior, which has substantially reshaped the interior character of the building, BBB library is again available to the public.

2002
New facade bearing original colour and partly restored ornamental details has been finished.