National Library of Romania

Biblioteca Naţională a României is the National Library of Romania. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in Romania.

History

The roots of the library can be found at Saint Sava College library. Saint Sava College library was opened in 1859 when 1000 French volumes were archived. After 1859 Union, the library has reach the national statute (Bibliotecă Naţională şi Bibliotecă Centrală - National and Central library) In 1864 the library was named Central Library of the State (Biblioteca Centrală a Statului).

In 1901 all the collections were ceased to the Romanian Academy Library. As a result from 1901 to 1955, the Romanian Academy Library has achieved the national attribute. In 1955, the State Central library was organised, having the attributes of a National library. In 1989 after the collapse of the communist regime the State Central Library was once again renamed to Biblioteca Naţională a României.

New building

In 1986, a new, larger location began to be built for the library, between Piaţa Unirii and Nerva Traian. Although some parts of the building are finished or in an advanced state, due to lack of funding, the construction is stalling. According to the Ministry of Culture web site, obtaining the funds to finalize this new location is among its current priorities.

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Mission

The National Library is a cultural institution under the supervision of the Ministry of...
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