The National Library of Papua New Guinea is the national library of Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 1978 and is located in Port Moresby.[1]
It opened three years after the country's independence from Australia, the Library was established by Australia as a "gift to the government and people of Papua New Guinea" in order to "assist in establishing a collection of items of national significance".[2]
It houses approximately 56,000 items, "including books, films and video footage as well as maps, charts, photographs and microfilm".[3]
References
edit- ^ International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Address at the National Library of Papua New Guinea" Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Michael Jeffery, September 12, 2005
- ^ "Address at the National Library of Papua New Guinea" Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Michael Jeffery, September 12, 2005
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