National Library of Estonia

National Library of Estonia
Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu
59°26′16″N 24°45′49″E / 59.43778°N 24.76361°E / 59.43778; 24.76361
Location	Temporary premises Narva mnt 11, Tallinn, Estonia
Type	Public, National, Research, Parliamentary library
Established	1918 (106 years ago) (1918)
Collection
Size	3.4 million items (2007)
Legal deposit	Yes, since 1919
Access and use
Access requirements	Open to anyone of 16 years or older, parent's permission is necessary if younger, library card required to pass the gate
Other information
Budget	5.6 million Euro [1]
Director	Martin Öövel [et]
Employees	314 [2]
Website	Official website

The National Library of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu) is a national public institution in Estonia, which operates pursuant to the National Library of Estonia Act (Estonian: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu seadus). It was established as the parliamentary library (Estonian: parlamendiraamatukogu) of Estonia on December 21, 1918.

According to the act, the National Library of Estonia is the custodian of Estonian national memory and heritage, and acts as the repository centre of the Estonian literature and national bibliography, the main information provider for the Estonian parliament and many other constitutional institutions, a national centre of library and information sciences, a site for the continuing education of librarians, and also as a cultural centre.

From 1984 to 1991, Ivi Eenmaa was the Director of the National Library and from 1991 to 1998 the Director General. From 1998 to 2008, Tiiu Valm was the Director General. From 2008 to 2023, the Director General of the National Library was Janne Andresoo [et]. In 2023 Martin Öövel was elected as the head of the National Library.