National Library of Albania

The National Library of Albania is the largest and richest library, not only of the capital but also of all Albania.
The Albanian National Library (BKSh) was founded on July 10, 1920. At the moment of inauguration as BKSh, in 1922, it had about 6,000 vellim. For the pre-war period, its activity dates back to the years of the Albanian Kingdom (1928-1937), when the institution was run by the patriot and the Albanian language writer Sotir Kolea.
The ending of World War II found the AKM with a collection of 15,000 vellimesh.

NLA is tasked with collecting and preserving all the written cultural heritage of the Albanian people.
It has scientific and, at the same time, massive character. She is:
• deposit and storing center of Albanian publications;
• the main bibliographic center of the country;
• center of studies in the field of librarianship and bibliography;
• a center for the preparation and further professional qualification of the country’s library staff;
• the center of preservation of Albanian-Balkanological publications;
• ISBN agency for Albanian publications.

NLA numbers in its own funds about 1 124 893 library materials, – until 30 June 2012, – (books, periodicals, maps, atlases, microfilms and other materials).

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