Nepal National Library Explained

Library Name:Nepal National Library
नेपाल राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय
Country:Nepal
Location:Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal [Temporary office: Sanothimi, Bhaktapur]
Type:Public, National library
Collection Size:84,000

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 Rajguru Hem Raj Pandey, 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Nepal National Library. 1 May 2018.