National Library of the Philippines

National Library of the Philippines
*Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas*
National Library of the Philippines; Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas
	Exterior of the NLP building
	14°34′55.37″N 120°58′51.73″E / 14.5820472°N 120.9810361°E
Location	Rizal Park, Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Type	National library
Established	August 12, 1887
Reference to legal mandate	Act No. 96 of the Philippine Commission (passed on March 5, 1901)
Branches	N/A
Collection
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)
Legal deposit	Yes, provided in law by: Presidential Decree No. 812; Republic Act No. 8293;
Access and use
Access requirements	Reading room services limited to Filipiniana theses and dissertations (while facilities are under renovation as of August 27, 2019)
Circulation	Library does not publicly circulate
Members	34,500 (2007)
Other information
Budget	₱199.1 million (2021)
Director	Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano
Employees	172
Website	web.nlp.gov.ph

The National Library of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas or Aklatang Pambansa ng Pilipinas, abbreviated NLP, Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional de Filipinas) 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 (Manila) and the National Historical Commission. As with these entities, it is under the jurisdiction of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

The national library is notable for being the repository of original copies of José Rizal's Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo and Mi último adiós.