37D, Avenue John F. Kennedy Kirchberg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Established
1899
Architect(s)
Bolles+Wilson
Reference to legal mandate
Law of 25 June 2004 on the reorganization of State cultural institutes
Law of 24 June 2010 on public libraries
Branches
90 members of the bibnet.lu network
Collection
Size
1.8 million printed documents 77,800 titles of electronic periodicals 661,000 ebooks 390 databases
Legal deposit
Yes
Access and use
Access requirements
Anyone can register for free. Home loans are only available to residents of Luxembourg or neighbouring regions over the age of 14, as well as to students registered with a higher education organization approved by the Luxembourg State.
Members
34,651 registered users
Other information
Budget
€15,259,788 (2019)
Director
Claude Dario Conter
Parent organization
Ministry of Culture
Website
bnl.public.lu
The National Library of Luxembourg (French: Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg; Luxembourgish: Nationalbibliothéik Lëtzebuerg; German: Nationalbibliothek Luxemburg), abbreviated as BnL, is Luxembourg's national library. It was founded in its current form in 1899, as a result of a series of different institutions originating in the 18th century. It is located in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg City. The BnL is a public establishment under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.[1]
The BnL holds 1.8 million printed items,[2] making it the largest library in Luxembourg. The library's collections include both print and digital documents, such as books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and scores by Luxembourgish composers. Roughly three quarters of its contents, particularly scientific resources, come from abroad.[2]
As a legal deposit library, the BnL receives copies of books and other printed and digital documents published in Luxembourg.[3] It is also the country's national ISBN,[4] ISSN,[5] ISMN[6] and ISNI[7] agency.
^"Loi du 25 juin 2004 portant réorganisation des instituts culturels de l'Etat". Legilux. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ ab"BnL - en bref". National Library of Luxembourg (in French). Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^"Règlement grand-ducal du 6 novembre 2009 relatif au dépôt légal". Legilux. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^"Find an agency". International ISBN Agency. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^"Contact an ISSN National Centre". ISSN. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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