Nepal National Library

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Nepal National Library
नेपाल राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय
CountryNepal
TypePublic, National library
Established1957 (64 years ago) (1957)
LocationHariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal
Collection
Size84,000[citation needed]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Nepal National Library (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय) is the legal deposit and copyright library of Nepal under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

History[]

It was established on 2 January 1957 and was initially based around the purchased private collection of , an advisor to King Mahendra of Nepal. Items of the Central Secretariat Library were also brought into the collection totaling 34,292 items at the time of the foundation.[1] The library is located at Pulchowk near UNDP complex. At present the library has around 84,000 volumes of books, journals and other materials in different languages.[citation needed]

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References[]

  1. ^ "History". Nepal National Library. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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