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National Library of Mauritius
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20°09′52″S 57°30′03″E / 20.164466519428974°S 57.500869193670084°E / -20.164466519428974; 57.500869193670084
LocationPort Louis, Mauritius
Typenational library
Established2000
Reference to legal mandateNational Library Act, 1996 (Act No 32)
Collection
Legal depositYes
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Websitehttp://www.national-library.mu/

The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius is the national library of Mauritius. It has been entrusted by law as the national institution responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and making available the nation's collective memory, and also provides information on practically all branches of knowledge, and functions as a center of coordination, planning and stimulation of the country's library system.

The institution was established by the Government under the National Library Act, 1996 (Act No. 32) as a body corporate, under the Ministry of Arts and Culture. The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius was officially opened to the public in January 2000.

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