The National Library of Mozambique (''Biblioteca Nacional de Moçambique'') is located in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a popul ...
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Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
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It is located in a structure which formerly housed the Office of Finance of the
Colony of Mozambique. It was designed by the architect
Mario Veiga
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in 1904, and is located on 25 de Setembro Avenue.
Organizational structure
The organizational structure of the National Library of Mozambique was created by Diploma Ministerial of the Mozambican Ministry of Culture no. 103/92 of July 22. It established four units for the National Library, namely:
*The Directorate, which is responsible for the overall management of the library;
*Department of Technology and Training, which performs the technical processing of all materials received by the National Library, consults on the functioning of the reading rooms and depositary, ensures general reference service and bibliographic information, and implements institutional training.
*Department of Preservation and Conservation, which is responsible for the conservation, restoration, and binding of materials of the National Library.
*Division of Administration and Finance, which manages the basic administration, finance, and human resources, and public relations for the National Library. It also coordinates the National Public Libraries System of Mozambique (''Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas'').
See also
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Arquivo Histórico de Moçambique The Arquivo Histórico de Moçambique (est. 1934) serves as the national archives of Mozambique. In 1939 it was designated the official "Arquivo do Governo da Colónia" and after independence from Portugal in 1975 became the repository of records ...
(national archives)
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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, valuab ...
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Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
Libraries in Mozambique
Libraries established in 1961