In 1832, Dionisie Romano, professor of the National School from Buzău and future Bishop of Buzau established here the first Romanian school library for teachers, with the function of a public library. Basil Iorgulescu, an eminent scholar and teacher, author of some reference works in field of local history and geography, founded on September 1st, 1882 the Communal Library, in the premises of the „Tudor Vladimirescu” Gymnasium in Buzău. King Carol I, on the occasion of a visit to Buzau, in 1886, donated to this library a encyclopedia, and in 1887 the Royal House donated a „Dictionnaire de la conversation et de la lecture”, comprising 16 volumes. On November 9, 1893, in the presence of the Minister of Cults and Instruction, Take Ionescu, was inaugurated in Buzău the Public Library of Buzău „Carol I”, based in the new gymnasium, relocated in the meantime on Station Boulevard. In 1984, the headquarters of the County Library was established in the current premises, on the street Unirii no. 140, in a heritage building, with 47 rooms. The building was built between 1910 and 1914, in neo-Romanian style, made of brick, with two floors, according to the plans of the architect Statie (Stere) Ciortan (1876–1940),one of the disciples of Ion Mincu. Since September 27, 1991, the libraryhas been given the poet’s name VasileVoiculescu. „VasileVoiculescu” Buzău County Library can be proud of the performance to hold, according to the „Astra” Library in Sibiu, most autographed books. Special Collections Section (old Romanian and foreign book, manuscripts, books with autographs, photographs, prints, correspondence and other documents) counts at the moment over 15,000 fund units.