Everyone seems to know about the San Miguel Public Library, but here we have a secret that literature lovers will thank us for…

This is a very special place, a site that thrills connoisseurs with its unique texts and intimate space that encourages the habit of uninterrupted reading. This is the Library The Necromancer which her protector Aranzazu Araiza kindly told us about.

According to the book keeper, this library is located in an 18th century mansion in the Domestic Baroque style. In the 20th century, this site functioned as a women's prison known as “Las Arrecogidas”.

Already in the 80's, it left its former function as a prison and underwent several years of restoration until it became the public library that we now present to you. 

This one is named after The Necromancer in honor of Don Ignacio Ramírez, who played an important role in the government of Benito Juárez as Secretary of the Interior and who was a staunch defender of secular education and is credited with the creation of the free book. 

In addition to being a space for reading, it is also a Community Center where various government-initiated workshops are taught, such as crafts, traditions, and computing, as well as events such as Las Posadas, Viernes de Dolores, and Día de Muertos, all thanks to the efforts of the librarians and the drive of Brenda Araiza, who is passionate about local traditions. 

She has dedicated most of her life to promoting cultural activities and joined the Library team a year ago to bring them to life, thus creating an unparalleled literary-traditionalist community.

Visiting the Biblioteca Nigromante means taking home a vast literary collection that also includes books on the history and traditions of San Miguel de Allende with texts that are difficult to find elsewhere. To prove it, LocalGuide turned to the Library and Aranzazu for advice to enlighten us in our popular article on horror legends in San Miguel that sparked the interest of locals and foreigners.

We invite avid readers and curious eyes to take a look at this small cultural treasure of San Miguel located at Calle de Pepe Llanos #12.