National Library of Mauritania

National Library of Mauritania
Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie
18.0859°N 15.975°W / 18.0859; -15.975
Location	Nouakchott
Type	National library
Established	1965
Branches	7
Collection
Size	10,000 volumes[1]
Legal deposit	Yes
Other information
Director	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould
Employees	41[2]

The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie (English: National Library of Mauritania, Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية الموريتانية) is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania.[3][1] The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members.[1][2]

The library has seven branches.[2]

See also

• National Archives of Mauritania
• List of national libraries

References

1. "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie -- National Library of Mauritania". librarytechnology.org. OCLC 51842796. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
2. "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie". Anna Lindh Foundation. Egypt. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
3. "List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa". ECA Library. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-10-16.

Bibliography

• Adam Heymowski [in Polish] (1965), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie, Nouakchott (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco
• Adam Heymowski (1972), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie à Nouakchott: deuxieme mission (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco
• Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Mauritanie". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.