National Library of Israel
| Established | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Reference to legal mandate | The Legal Deposit of generally available documents |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°46′33.01″N 35°11′48.58″E / 31.7758361°N 35.1968278°E |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Unique collections of manuscripts, special collections of books, music, radio and TV programmes, film, theatre, maps, posters, pictures, photographs, electronic documents and newspapers. |
| Size | 5 million volumes |
| Other information | |
| Budget | Approximately 100 million NIS (₪) |
| Director | Oren Weinberg |
| Staff | 300 |
| Website | nli.org.il |
The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית; formerly the Jewish National and University Library - JNUL, Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי), is the national library of the state of Israel. It is on the campus of Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Givat Ram.
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