The National Library of Vietnam ( vi, Thư viện Quốc gia Việt Nam; french: Bibliothèque Nationale du Viet Nam) is the national library in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
and it is located in
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
. It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina.
It took the successive names of Pierre Pasquier (28 February 1935), Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library, 20 October 1945), Bibliothèque Centrale de Hanoï (Central Library of Hanoi, February 1947) before being given its present name at 21 November 1958.
Website and digital collections
The library website is available in Vietnamese, English and French.
It provides the latest news concerning the library and gives details about recent library events and activities.
The website also provides information about digital collections. These collections include:
* Doctoral theses
* Indochina books
* Books, maps about Hanoi
* Sino-Nom books
* Tapes, CD-ROMS
* English books about Vietnam
See also
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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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Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
Libraries in Vietnam
Public libraries
Buildings and structures in Hanoi
Libraries established in 1917