The National Library of Aruba (
Papiamento
Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; nl, Papiaments) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), with official status in Arub ...
: ''Biblioteca Nacional Aruba'', BNA) is the main library of
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
. It is located in
Oranjestad and holds more than 100,000 volumes.
BNA serves as both the national and the public library of Aruba. It was founded on August 20, 1949 as the island's public library and reading room.
Wim Rutgers, ''Nos biblioteca ta di oro : vijftig jaar bibliotheek op Aruba : van uitleendepot naar informatiecentrum'' (2002).
/ref> After Aruba gained its status aparte
''Status aparte'' refers to the special status of Aruba between 1986 and 2010 as a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, separate from the Netherlands Antilles to which it belonged until 1986. With the dissolution of the Net ...
in 1986 the Aruba Public Library (Papiamento: Biblioteca Publico Aruba) officially became the ''National Library of Aruba''.
BNA has a public library branch in San Nicolas, and a separate building, Arubiana-Caribiana, housing the National and special collections, located in Oranjestad, near the main branch.
See also
* * Wikimedia Commons: Media contributed by Biblioteca Nacional Aruba
* 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 ...
* National Archives of Aruba
The National Archives of Aruba are located in Oranjestad, Aruba.
Archivo Nacional Aruba (ANA) was established in August 1994 as Aruba’s official records keeper and is considered a vital component to the past, present and future of the island. AN ...
References
External links
Biblioteca National Aruba
(official website)
Biblioteca National Aruba - Coleccion Digital Nacional
(digital collections platform)
Further reading
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Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
Libraries in Aruba
Buildings and structures in Oranjestad, Aruba
Libraries established in 1949
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