Anna Lindh Foundation

Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie

National Network

Mauritania

Address

BP 193 Nouakchott, MAURITANIA Nouakchott Mauritania

Country

Mauritania

City

Nouakchott

Street address 2

BP 193 Nouakchott, MAURITANIA

Telephone

0022245222423

E-Mail

bounamohamed_soul@yahoo.fr

Contact Person1

Souleymane Ould Mohamed Bouna

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Fields of Activity

International/Cultural relations

General Information

The National Library of Mauritania is a public institution of an administrative and financial nature, and is a legal corporate body. It has a global workforce of 41 people, including a managing director, a deputy managing director, and several heads of services. Budgetary means: State subsidy. We are counting on our foreign partners, in order to be able to digitize the contents of our National Library. The National Library is a member of the IFLA, of the UNAL – the Unesco Network of Associated Libraries, and of the network of Francophone Libraries.

Mission and Objectives

The National Library’s mission: - To collect, conserve and circulate the national heritage in print - Establish a national bibliography - Available reading for the public. It is decentralised through regional branches; at the moment there are 7 of them.

Main Projects / Activities

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