National Library of Aruba
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National Library of Aruba | |
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Biblioteca National Aruba | |
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Location | Oranjestad, Aruba |
Type | National Library |
Established | 1949 |
Branches | 2 |
Collection | |
Size | 100,000 items |
Access and use | |
Population served | 110,000 |
Other information | |
Director | Astrid Britten |
Employees | 70 |
Website | www |
The National Library of Aruba (Papiamento: Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, BNA) is the main library of Aruba.[1] It is located in Oranjestad and holds more than 100,000 volumes.[2]
BNA serves as both the national and the public library of Aruba. It was founded on August 20, 1949 as the island's public library and reading room.[3] After Aruba gained its status aparte in 1986 the Aruba Public Library (Papiamento: Biblioteca Publico Aruba) officially became the National Library of Aruba.
BNA has a public library branch in San Nicolas, and a separate building, Arubiana-Caribiana, housing the National and special collections, located in Oranjestad, near the main branch.
See also
- *Wikimedia Commons: Media contributed by Biblioteca Nacional Aruba
- List of national libraries
- National Archives of Aruba
References
- ^ Alofs, L. (2003). The Aruba Heritage Report (PDF). Aruba National Commission for Unesco. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012. ()
- ^ Biblioteca Nacional Aruba ( Archived May 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Wim Rutgers, Nos biblioteca ta di oro : vijftig jaar bibliotheek op Aruba : van uitleendepot naar informatiecentrum (2002).
External links
- Biblioteca National Aruba (official website)
- Biblioteca National Aruba - Coleccion Digital Nacional (digital collections platform)
Further reading
- Wooldridge, B.; Taylor, L.; Sullivan, M. (2009). "Managing an Open Access, Multi-Institutional, International Digital Library: The Digital Library of the Caribbean". Resource Sharing & Information Networks. 20 (1–2). Taylor & Francis Group: 35–44. doi:10.1080/07377790903014534.