The National Library of Jamaica is the

national library A national library is a library established by a government as a country's preeminent repository of information. Unlike public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuable, or significant wo ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

. It is located at 12 East Street in Kingston,

. The library provides access to various collection of Jamaican literature, maps, films, newspapers, photographs, and more.

History

The library was established in 1979 by th
Institute of Jamaica Act, 1978
from the collection of the West India Reference Library, which was created by Frank Cundall in 1894. The National Library of Jamaica is part of the

Institute of Jamaica The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), founded in 1879, is the country's most significant cultural, artistic and scientific organisation:List of national libraries A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valua ...

References

External links

Official website
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Libraries in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica Libraries established in 1979