National Library of Senegal

National Library of Senegal
Bibliothèque nationale du Sénégal
Location	Dakar, Senegal
Established	1913

The National Library of Senegal (Bibliothèque nationale du Sénégal or Bibliothèque des Archives nationales du Sénégal) is located in Dakar, Senegal.^[1]

History

As of 1993, "three libraries perform the functions of a national library" in Senegal: the library of the Archives Nationales (est. 1913), the library of the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (est. 1938), and the library of the Centre de Recherche et de Documentation (est. 1944).^[2] Legal deposit was established in 1976 per decree number 76-493.^[3]

See also

• National Archives of Senegal
• Centre de Recherche et Documentation du Senegal
• List of national libraries

References

1. "La bibliothèque". Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
2. Robert Wedgeworth, ed. (1993). "Senegal". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. pp. 757+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
3. Lajeunesse 2008.

Bibliography

• Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Senegal: Bibliothèque des Archives du Sénégal". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.
• Maack, M.N. (1981). Libraries in Senegal: Continuity and Change in an Emerging Nation. American Library Association: Chicago, IL.

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