Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum

Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum
LocationNorth Finchley, England
TypeResearch reference, community
Established15 April 1971
Access and use
CirculationNo lending services
Population servedResearchers, Belarusian community and anyone interested in Belarus
Other information
DirectorGoverned by the Board of Trustees
EmployeesSupported by volunteers
Websitehttp://www.skaryna.org

Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (Belarusian: Беларуская бібліятэка і музей імя Францішка Скарыны; also referred to as Skaryna Library and Skarynaŭka) in north London, England, is the only library outside Belarus to collect exclusively in the field of Belarusian studies. It was formally established as an independent institution in 1971 and is owned by a charitable trust. The library — alongside the Belarusian Catholic Mission in England, Anglo-Belarusian Society and the Journal of Belarusian Studies — had a significant role in encouraging Belarusian studies in the United Kingdom and outside Belarus in second half of the 20th century.

It is named after Francysk Skaryna, a Belarusian and East-Slavonic publishing pioneer.