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History & Collections


The National Library of Belarus was founded on September 15, 1922, originally as the Belarusian State and University Library. In 1926 it was reformed into an independent institution -- the State Library of BSSR. Since 1992 it is the National Library of Belarus.

Sources:

Van der Meer, Willemina, ed. "World Guide to Libraries", KG Saur: Munchen, 1998.
Wedgeworth, Robert, "World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Systems", Chicago, ALA, 1993.
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