National Library Service of Kenya
Corporate body of the Kenyan government, responsible for national library and public libraries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kenya National Library Service[2] (KNLS) is a corporate body of the Kenyan government with a mandate to "promote, establish, equip, manage, maintain and develop libraries in Kenya".[3] In its service provision, knls plays a dual role of Public Library and National library of Kenya.[4]
Kenya National Library Service (KNLS)[1] | |
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Location | Nairobi |
Type | National and Public Libraries |
Established | 1965 |
Reference to legal mandate | Laws of Kenya Cap 225 of April 1965 |
Branches | 64 |
Collection | |
Items collected | Books, periodicals, encyclopedias, newspapers, journals, magazines, Braille materials, audio books, audio navigators for the blind, charts, maps and e-resources |
Size | 1.4M books |
Criteria for collection | Preservation of the National Imprint |
Legal deposit | Yes |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | Access through entry fee or registered membership for adults. Children have free access. |
Population served | 16M |
Members | Est 75,000 |
Other information | |
Director | Dr. Charles Nzivo |
Employees | Est 650 |
Website | www |
knls was established in 1965 by an Act of Parliament of the Laws of Kenya to provide library and information services to the Kenyan public.[5] In its service provision, knls plays a dual role of public library and national library of Kenya. The public library services are available in their 64 branches throughout Kenya, while the national library services are available at the headquarters in Nairobi.
Currently, the Kenya National Library Service is managed by the government under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and the Arts, State Department for Sports and the Arts, where the Cabinet Secretary is Hon Ababu Namwamba.[6] He has taken over from Amb. (Dr.) Amina C. Mohamed who was the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage in the Uhuru Kenyatta Cabinet.