National Library of Greece

National Library of Greece
Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, headquarters of the organization since 2017
Map
37°56′23″N 23°41′30″E / 37.93972°N 23.69167°E / 37.93972; 23.69167
LocationAthens
Established1832 (192 years ago) (1832)
Branches2 (Agia Paraskeví
and Nea Chalkidona)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia and manuscripts
Criteria for collectionMaterial that is produced in Greece as well as Material that is produced abroad, but is connected with Greece in any language and form.
Other information
DirectorFillipos Tsimpoglou
(general director)[1]
Websitewww.nlg.gr

The National Library of Greece (Greek: Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος, romanizedEthnikí Vivliothíki tis Elládos) is the main public library of Greece, located in Athens. Founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1832, its mission is to locate, collect, organize, describe and preserve the perpetual evidence of Greek culture and its uptake over time, as well as important representative evidence of human intellectual production. The NLG ensures equal non-access to these items based on the freedom of knowledge, information, and research.[2] There is one general manager who serves a four-year term. A board of trustees has seven members with a three or four-year term.[3]

  1. ^ "nlg.gr". Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Mission and Vision". NLG. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Administrative Structure". nlg.gr.