National Library of Israel | |
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הספרייה הלאומית | |
31°46′38″N 35°12′12″E / 31.77722°N 35.20333°E | |
Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
Established | 1892 |
Reference to legal mandate | The Legal Deposit of generally available documents |
Collection | |
Items collected | Unique collections of manuscripts, special collections of books, music, radio and television programmes, film, theatre, maps, posters, pictures, photographs, electronic documents and newspapers. |
Size | 5 million volumes |
Other information | |
Budget | Approximately 100 million NIS (₪) |
Director | Oren Weinberg |
Employees | 367 |
Website | nli.org.il |
The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית, romanized: HaSifria HaLeumit; Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل), formerly Jewish National and University Library (JNUL; Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי, romanized: Beit Ha-Sfarim Ha-Le'umi ve-Ha-Universita'i), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage. The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located in the Government complex (Kiryat HaMemshala) near the Knesset.
The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica,[1] and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.