In Maribor, the presence of manuscript bocks is proved by documents from 1367 while the presence of printed onces is evidented to a larger extension from the middle of 16th century when the Protestantism strenghtened. Later the libraries of abolished monasteries and those of parish priests are evidented. In the first half of 19th century, before the Revolution of March as the most prominent the gymnasium library appeared, the deanery library was valuable as well. The newspapers were read in the middle-class reading societis, profit lending libraries also appeared.