The Nepal National Library ( ne, नेपाल राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय) is the
legal deposit
Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a library. The number of copies required varies from country to country. Typically, the national library is the primary reposit ...
and copyright library of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
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 Rajguru, also spelled as Rajyaguru, is an ancient title and surname of the Indian subcontinent which means ''royal priest''.
Notable people
*Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera, Bangladeshi Buddhist
*Rajguru Priyo Ratana Mahathera, Buddhist guru
*Basava ...
, an advisor to
King Mahendra of Nepal
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until h ...
. Items of the Central Secretariat Library were also brought into the collection totaling 34,292 items at the time of the foundation.
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
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Kaiser library
The Kaiser Library is a government-run public library in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is located in the Keshar Mahal palace complex. The library was established in 1907 by the then Prime Minister of Nepal, Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana for his son, ...
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Tribhuvan University Central Library
Tribhuvan University Central Library ( ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय केन्द्रीय पुस्तकालय, ''Tribhuvan Biswabidyalaya Kendriya Pustakalaya'') is the largest public library ...
References
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1957 establishments in Nepal
Archives in Nepal
Government agencies established in 1957
Government agencies of Nepal
Libraries established in 1957
Libraries in Nepal
National libraries
Nepalese culture
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