National Library of Zimbabwe

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The National Library of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo second biggest city in Zimbabwe.^[1] It was established under the National Library and Documentation Service (NLDS) Act Chapter 25:10 act of 1985 which was passed by the Zimbabwean Government in 1985.^[2] The main purpose of the library is to provide book lending service, inter-library loans and act as a National Public Library in Zimbabwe.^{[citation needed]}

The library used to be managed by 30 librarians but due to lack of support it is now staffed by 5 workers.^[3]

References

^ "List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa". ECA Library. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
^ "National Library and Documentation Service Act" (PDF). 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ Chronicle, The. "'Neglect of libraries widespread'". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

Bibliography

"Zimbabwe", World Report 2010, The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations, OCLC 225182140, Freedom of access to information. (Includes information about the national library)

Zimbabwe articles

1890–1923: Company rule; 1923–1980: Southern Rhodesia; 1953–1963: Federation; 1965–1979: Rhodesia under UDI; 1979: Zimbabwe Rhodesia under UDI; 1980–present: Zimbabwe

History

Chronology	Pre-colonial Rudd Concession Company rule Pioneer Column First Matabele War Shangani Patrol Second Matabele War Second Boer War First World War Southern Rhodesia colonial history Second World War Rhodesia–Nyasaland federation Malayan Emergency involvement Unilateral Declaration of Independence Rhodesia Bush War 1975 Victoria Falls Conference 1976 Geneva Conference Internal Settlement Zimbabwe Rhodesia Lancaster House Agreement Gukurahundi 2008–2009 cholera outbreak 2016–2017 protests 2017 coup d'état 2019 fuel protests
By topic	Constitutional Cricket (to 1992) Cricket (1992–2006) Cricket crisis (2003–2007) Military

Chronology

Pre-colonial
Rudd Concession
Company rule
Southern Rhodesia
Unilateral Declaration of Independence
- Rhodesia
- Bush War
- 1975 Victoria Falls Conference
- 1976 Geneva Conference
- Internal Settlement
- Zimbabwe Rhodesia
- Lancaster House Agreement
Gukurahundi
2008–2009 cholera outbreak
2016–2017 protests
2017 coup d'état
2019 fuel protests

By topic

Ethnic groups
(diaspora)

Black	Kunda Lemba Manyika Ndebele Rusape Jews Shona Tokaleya Tonga
White	Afrikaners British Greeks Portuguese
Others	Coloureds (Goffals) Jews Indians

Languages

Symbols

Category

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Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)