National Library of Vietnam

Thư viện Quốc gia Việt Nam
(National Library of Vietnam)

Outside of main reading room, 2010
Country Vietnam
Type National library
Established 29 November 1917 (1917-11-29)
Location 31 Trang Thi street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Other information
Director Phan Thi Kim Dung
Staff 173
Website nlv.gov.vn
For other uses, see NLV.

The National Library of Vietnam is the national library in Vietnam and it is located in Hanoi. It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina.

It took the successive names of Pierre Pasquier (28 February 1935), Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library, 20 October 1945), Bibliothèque entrale de Hanoï (Central Library of Hanoi, February 1947) before being given its present name 21 November 1958.

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Coordinates: 21°01′33″N 105°50′58″E / 21.02583°N 105.84944°E / 21.02583; 105.84944

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