National Library of Israel
| National Library of Israel | |
|---|---|
| הספרייה הלאומית | |
The reading room (2023) | |
| 31°46′38″N 35°12′12″E / 31.77722°N 35.20333°E | |
| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Established | 1892 |
| Reference to legal mandate | The Legal Deposit of generally available documents |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Unique collections of manuscripts, special collections of books, music, radio and television programmes, film, theatre, maps, posters, pictures, photographs, electronic documents and newspapers. |
| Size | 5 million volumes |
| Other information | |
| Budget | Approximately 100 million NIS (₪) |
| Director | Oren Weinberg |
| Employees | 367 |
| Website | nli.org.il |
The National Library of Israel (NLI; Hebrew: הספרייה הלאומית, romanized: HaSifria HaLeumit; Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية في إسرائيل), formerly Jewish National and University Library (JNUL; Hebrew: בית הספרים הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי, romanized: Beit Ha-Sfarim Ha-Le'umi ve-Ha-Universita'i), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage. The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located in the Government complex (Kiryat HaMemshala) near the Knesset.
The National Library owns the world's largest collections of Hebraica and Judaica, and is the repository of many rare and unique manuscripts, books and artifacts.