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National and research library in the vicinity of the Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan
National Library
Location
Isfahani Road, Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan
Type
Research and Depository
Established
1951 (73 years ago) (1951) Reconstituted in 1993
Branch of
N/A
Collection
Items collected
~200,000 catalogued books in the Library system 580 hand written ancient manuscripts and over 10,000 key text on the history of Urdu, Arabic, Persian, and English languages; 55,836 book on science and technology; ~40,000 bound volumes of newspapers and periodicals[1]
Size
300,000[1]
Access and use
Circulation
Library does not publicly circulate
Population served
442 members of the Parliament of Pakistan, their staff, and members of the public
Other information
Budget
₨.60.2 million[2]
Director
Ch. Muhammad Nazir[3] Chief National Librarian
Employees
~178
Website
www.nlp.gov.pk/index.html
The National Library of Pakistan (Urdu:قومى کتب خانہ پاکستان) is located in the vicinity of the Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan.[4] Argued to be the country's oldest cultural institution, the library is a leading resource for information— ancient and new.[5] The National Library collection includes approximately 66% of all serial and 50-55% of all books publications in the country. [6]
Designed with Eastern architecture, the library includes space for 500 readers, has 15 research rooms, a 450-seat auditorium, and provides computer and microfilm services.[7][8] At its opening in 1993, the library owned a collection of 130,000 volumes and 600 manuscripts.[9] The National Library's mission is to promote literacy and serve as a dynamic cultural and educational center for the state's capital Islamabad.[5]
^ ab"National Library Of Pakistan - Resources". www.nlp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^"Department of Libraries: National Library of Pakistan" (PDF). Islamabad, Pakistan: National Library of Pakistan Press. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^Librarian of the National Library. Librarian of the National Library. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^Abbasi, Kashif (June 9, 2019). "Islamabad's main library has all that a reader needs". DAWN.COM.
^ abMurray, Stuart (2012). "National Library of Pakistan" (google books). Library: an illustrated history. New York: W W Norton. ISBN 9781616084530. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^Ahmad, Pervaiz (2008). "The National Library of Pakistan: An overview". IFLA Journal. 34: 90–98. doi:10.1177/0340035208088578. S2CID 143813874.
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