National Library

The National Library of Brunant (Dutch: Nationaal Bibliotheek, Barzuna: Biblioteca Nacional) is the largest public library in Brunant and one of the most significant in the world. The library is located in Koningstad, along the Koningstraat.

History
The National Library was officially set up in May 1883, following the Liberal Revolution. The library initially incorporated the congressional library collection and via bequeathed works and purchases built up an impressive collection of ancient and contemporary works.

The library
The majority of the collection is housed at nr. 9 Koningstraat, and some of the rarer and specialized books in the congressional library at the adjacent Koningsberg Palace.

The libary serves not only as a major source of material for the public, but also as a repository for Brunanter cultural artistic heritage, with a collection of print reading (books, magazines, newspapers etc.), music scores, sound and audiovisual recordings and graphic material totaling over 5,000,000 items. The liberary also serves as the legal deposit for every book and visual work published in the country, with the basement levels specially created to house all these books.

On it's online site (www.biblio.go.bt) the library allows access to a variety of digital content for users, and within the library they are able to access a digital copy of all deposited books as well as most other material.

Collection

 * One of the oldest items in the collection is a 3rd century papyrus fragment of the gospel Matthew 8, one of the new testament papyruses.