| National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic | |
|---|---|
| Кыргыз Республикасынын улуттук китепканасы (Kyrgyz) Национальная библиотека Кыргызской Республики (Russian) | |
 | |
 | |
| Location |  Bishkek,  Kyrgyzstan |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1934 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, official publications, sheet music, sound and music recordings, databases, maps, postage stamps, prints, drawings, manuscripts and media. |
| Legal deposit | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Website | nlkr |
The National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic is the legal deposit and copyright agency for Kyrgyzstan. It was founded in 1934. It has a collection of 6 million documents in 89 languages from around the world. Since 2005 the head of the Kyrgyz National Library is Dr. Jyldyz Bakashova. According to the website, some of the primary functions of the National Library in Kyrgyzstan are “preserving the cultural wealth and traditions of the peoples of our country, collecting and accumulating human knowledge.”[1]
- ^ История библиотеки. (n.d.). Национальная Библиотека Кыргызской Республики имени Алыкула Осмонова. Retrieved February 10, 2021, from http://nlkr.gov.kg/history-of-the-library/