Nepal National Library
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Country | Nepal |
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Type | Public, National library |
Established | 1957 |
Location | Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal |
Collection | |
Size | 84,000[citation needed] |
Website | Official 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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Categories:
- Government agencies established in 1957
- National libraries
- Nepalese culture
- Government agencies of Nepal
- 1957 establishments in Nepal
- Libraries established in 1957
- Libraries in Nepal
- Archives in Nepal
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