The National Library of the Philippines is the Philippines' official repository of information on cultural heritage and other literary resources. It is located in the district of Ermita in Manila, near historically significant offices and institutions such as the National Museum of Natural History and the National Historical Commission. As with these entities, it is under the …
The National Library of the Philippines is the Philippines' official repository of information on cultural heritage and other literary resources. It is located in the district of Ermita in Manila, near historically significant offices and institutions such as the National Museum of Natural History and the National Historical Commission. As with these entities, it is under the jurisdiction of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Location: Rizal Park, Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Established: August 12, 1887
Reference to legal mandate: Act No. 96 of the Philippine Commission (passed on March 5, 1901)
Branches: N/A
Items collected: Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, databases, maps, atlases, microforms, stamps, prints, drawings, manuscripts
Size: 1,678,950 items, including 291,672 volumes, 210,000 books, 880,000 manuscripts, 170,000 newspaper issues, 66,000 theses and dissertations, 104,000 government publications, 53,000 photographs and 3,800 maps (2008)
Criteria for collection: Filipino literary and scholarly works (Filipiniana)
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