National Library of Korea
| National Library of Korea | |
|---|---|
Library exterior in 2019 | |
| 37°29′51″N 127°0′10″E / 37.49750°N 127.00278°E | |
| Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Type | National library |
| Established | October 15, 1945 |
| Reference to legal mandate | Statutes of the Republic of Korea, Library Act, Article 18 |
| Branches | 2 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 12,565,821 |
| Legal deposit | Yes (Library Act, Article 20) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Suh Hye Ran, Chief Executive |
| Website | www.nl.go.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 국립중앙도서관 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gungnip Jungang Doseogwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Chung'ang Tosŏgwan |
The National Library of Korea (Korean: 국립중앙도서관; Hanja: 國立中央圖書館; lit. National Central Library) is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945. It houses more than 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign-language books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea.