Today the City Library is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Dorohoi Municipality and is included in the List of Historical Monuments in Romania since 2010 as an architectural monument of local interest. As a location, the library is located on "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" street, no. 45, dating back to 1903. The need for a public library in the city was felt in 1868, and on November 21 of the same year the City Council voted to allocate the sum of 100 lei for its establishment. The first 42 volumes go from a donation received in 1870 by Dr. Costache Varnav, the library working at the Boys School Nr. 1 Gheorghe Asachi. Today, the library houses 75,000 volumes, 8 computers that can be used for documentation and serves a total population of 25,000.