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Aim: The paper aims to present the current state of information services in the Provincial Public Libraries (hereinafter: PPL). As a comparison and presentation of this issue, we will selected university books also to examined in a broader background. The will be allowed to answer questions about differences and similarities between them. We will also be able to indicate the pros and cons of solutions used in both types of books. Research methods: An analysis of the presence of information services in the organizational schemes of libraries has been carried out, we checked the premises and opening hours, as well as the tools and information forms of education offered by employees. The basis for the research was the content contained on the library websites and in the Public Information Bulletins. The analysis we subjected to 18 PPL. For comparison purposes, the selected 18 academic books in voivodship cities we examined in the same respect. The same research covered 36 units. Besides, a literature analysis devoted to the issue of scientific information in libraries we used. Results: The analysis showed that information in PPL is more regional than scientific, which is a difference compared to academic books. What unites both types of libraries is the lack of a unified solution for information in public libraries, but also in academic ones. Academic libraries have better work tools. Only a few PPL have foreign, paid databases, which are the norm in university libraries. Those created by PPL are available for free on the Internet. Conclusions: Between the public and academic books there is a big difference in their information function. It is likely that the process of transforming public libraries into community centers and community centers as part of the "third place" idea will further deepen this difference. The question is, will we be able to continue to talk about scientific information in the public library in a dozen or so years?