Back المكتبة الوطنية الباكستانية Arabic Нацыянальная бібліятэка Пакістана Byelorussian Pakistanische Nationalbibliothek German Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη του Πακιστάν Greek Biblioteca Nacional de Pakistán Spanish کتابخانه ملی پاکستان Persian Pakistanin kansalliskirjasto Finnish Biblioteka Narodowa Pakistanu Polish Национальная библиотека Пакистана Russian قومی کتب خانہ پاکستان Urdu
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| Location | Isfahani Road, Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan,  Pakistan |
| Type | Research and Depository |
| Established | 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 |
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]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Murray, 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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