National Library of Thailand
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The National Library of Thailand (Thai: หอสมุดแห่งชาติ) is the legal depositary and copyright library for Thailand. It was officially established on 12 October 1905,[1] after the merger of the three existing royal libraries, and is one of the oldest national libraries in Asia. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
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National Library of Thailand | |
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หอสมุดแห่งชาติ | |
13.772337°N 100.505094°E / 13.772337; 100.505094 | |
Location | Bangkok |
Type | National library |
Established | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) |
Collection | |
Size | 3.2M items (2013) |
Other information | |
Budget | 86,840,300 baht (2013) |
Director | Ms.Vassana Ngamduangchai . (2024) |
Employees | 197 (2013) |
Website | www |
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As of 2013[update], the library in Bangkok housed over three million items and had 11 provincial branches. Its budget was 87 million baht and it employed about 200 staff.[3]