The Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá (in

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: ''National Library of Panama''), in

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, is the legal deposit and

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for

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. The library opened its doors on July 11, 1942, in a room located between 5th and 6th streets, adjacent to the

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. In January 1961, the venue was moved to a building which had previously served as the Ricardo H. Newman College. On September 24, 1987, the library moved to Memorial Park Omar Torrijos, on Avenida Belisario Porras.

Library directors

* Ernesto J. Castillero R. 1942–1945 * Galileo Patiño 1945–1953 * Pereira Bonifacio 1953–1957 * Ana Maria Jaen 1957–1966 * Galileo Patiño 1966–1968 * Angela Alvarado 1968–1969 *Carmen Cecilia Lasso 1969–1971 *Raquel P. Zuniga 1971–1975 *Algis E. Borrero 1976–1978 *Ferguson Anays 1978–1980 *Algis E. Borrero 1980–1986 *Ferguson Anays 1986–1987 *Algis E. Borrero 1987–1988 *Algeria S. Pimentel 1988–1992 *Gloria Rodriguez de Robles 1993–1994 *Orestes Manuel Nieto 1994–1995 *Algeria S. Pimentel 1995–1998

Directors National Library Foundation of Panama (1996–present)

*Barrantes Nitzia

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*Maria Brenes Majela Administrative Director

References

External links

Official site
Government of Panama

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