The Windhoek Public Library is a
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
There are five fundament ...
in downtown
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2 ...
,
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ...
. Built in 1925, it is located in
Lüderitz Street, sharing a building with the ''Owela'' strand of the
National Museum of Namibia.
From February 2009 to August 2012 the library underwent renovations worth
N$ 700,000, which included replacing the carpets with ceramic tiles, adding air conditioning, increasing lighting, and creating a public internet cafe.
References
Libraries in Namibia
Buildings and structures in Windhoek
Education in Windhoek
Library buildings completed in 1925
1925 establishments in South West Africa
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