National Library of the Czech Republic
| National Library of the Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
Baroque library hall in the National Library of the Czech Republic | |
| 50°5′14.62″N 14°25′2.58″E / 50.0873944°N 14.4173833°E | |
| Location | Clementinum, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1777 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 7,727,350 total items (2023) 22,818 manuscripts c. 4,200 incunabula |
| Other information | |
| Director | Tomáš Foltýn |
| Website | www |
The National Library of the Czech Republic (Czech: Národní knihovna České republiky) is the central library of the Czech Republic. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of Prague, where approximately half of its books are kept. The other half of the collection is stored in the district of Hostivař. The National Library is the biggest library in the Czech Republic, housing around 6 million documents. The library currently has 20 627 registered readers. Although comprising mostly Czech texts, the library also stores older material from Turkey, Iran and India. The library also houses books for Charles University in Prague.