National Library of Greece
| National Library of Greece | |
|---|---|
| Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος | |
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, headquarters of the organization since 2017 | |
| 37°56′23″N 23°41′30″E / 37.93972°N 23.69167°E | |
| Location | Athens |
| Established | 1832 |
| Branches | 2 (Agia Paraskeví and Nea Chalkidona) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, multimedia and manuscripts |
| Criteria for collection | Material that is produced in Greece as well as Material that is produced abroad, but is connected with Greece in any language and form. |
| Other information | |
| Director | Chrysa E. Nikolaou |
| Website | www |
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The National Library of Greece (Greek: Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος, romanized: Ethnikí Vivliothíki tis Elládos) is the main public library of Greece, located in Athens. Founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1832, its mission is to locate, collect, organize, describe and preserve the perpetual evidence of Greek culture and its uptake over time, as well as important representative evidence of human intellectual production. The NLG ensures equal non-access to these items based on the freedom of knowledge, information, and research. There is one Director General who serves a four-year term. A board of trustees has seven members with a three or four-year term.
Chrysa E. Nikolaou was appointed Director General in 2024. The previous Director General, Filippos Tsimpoglou, died after a brief illness in February 2023.