Operated by Osaka University, this four-storey public library in the city of Minoh holds a collection of more than 700,000 publications. Kids are invited to discover books and find a comfy nook to read them in at the spacious, light-filled Nigiyaka Area on the second floor, which includes colourful spaces for small children and facilities such as a nursing room. The rest of the same floor is devoted to books held by Minoh City, with that trove totalling around 110,000 items. This zone also includes a café.
Floors three and four contain books owned by Osaka University, including publications in all the 25 languages offered as major subjects in the university’s foreign languages department. Notably, you don’t have to be associated with OU to access and read these.
Note that the library is quite far from Senri-Chuo Station, so it’s best to take a bus or taxi from there.