National Library of Panama

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The Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá (in English: National Library of Panama), in Panama City, is the legal deposit and copyright library for Panama.

The library opened its doors on July 11, 1942, in a room located between 5th and 6th streets, adjacent to the presidency. In January 1961 the venue was moved to a building which had previously served as the . On September 24, 1987, the library moved to , on .

Library directors[]

• R. 1942–1945
• 1945–1953
• 1953–1957
• 1957–1966
• 1966–1968
• Angela Alvarado 1968–1969
• 1969–1971
• 1971–1975
• 1976–1978
• 1978–1980
• 1980–1986
• 1986–1987
• 1987–1988
• 1988–1992
• 1993–1994
• 1994–1995
• 1995–1998

Directors National Library Foundation of Panama (1996–present)[]

• Technical Director

External links[]

• Official site (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°00′01″N 79°30′28″W / 9.0002°N 79.5078°W / 9.0002; -79.5078

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