National Library of Israel

National Library of Israel
הספרייה הלאומית
New building by Herzog & de Meuron (2023)
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31°46′38″N 35°12′12″E / 31.77722°N 35.20333°E / 31.77722; 35.20333
LocationJerusalem, Israel
Established1892 (1892)
Reference to legal mandateThe Legal Deposit of generally available documents
Collection
Items collectedUnique collections of manuscripts, special collections of books, music, radio and television programmes, film, theatre, maps, posters, pictures, photographs, electronic documents and newspapers.
Size5 million volumes
Other information
BudgetApproximately 100 million NIS (₪)
DirectorOren Weinberg
Employees367
Websitenli.org.il

The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית, romanizedHaSifria HaLeumit; Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل), formerly Jewish National and University Library (JNUL; Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי, romanizedBeit 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.

  1. ^ "Judaica Collection". web.nli.org.il. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

National Library of Israel

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