National Library of Peru

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National Library of Peru
Biblioteca Nacional del Perú
Facade of the modern San Borja District branch facing Javier Prado Avenue
12°3′0″S 77°1′42″W / 12.05000°S 77.02833°W / -12.05000; -77.02833 (Lima district branch)
Location	Lima, Peru
Established	1821
Branches	2 (in Lima District and in San Borja District
Collection
Items collected	Books, newspapers, magazines, manuscripts, historical documents, microforms, films, photographs, sound and music recordings, etc.
Size	7 million
Legal deposit	Yes
Access and use
Access requirements	Reader card
Circulation	Non-circulating
Other information
Budget	S/. 32.1 million (2014)
Director	María Emma Mannarelli
Website	www.bnp.gob.pe

The National Library of Peru (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú) is the national library of Peru, located in Lima. It is the country's oldest and most important library. Like the majority of Peruvian libraries, it is a non-circulating library. It has two branches. The old building is on Abancay Avenue (Lima District) and the modern building is on Javier Prado Avenue (San Borja District). Both are open to the public.