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

National Library of Senegal
Bibliothèque nationale du Sénégal
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LocationDakar, Senegal
Established1913

History

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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]

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References

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  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.

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