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Demerara-Mahaica

National Library of Guyana

The National Library of Guyana is the legal deposit and copyright library for . Unlike many national libraries, it is also a public lending library and the headquarters of Guyana's public library service, with branches extending throughout the country.
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  • Type: Library
  • Also known as: “Guyana National Library”
  • Address: Main Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guyana National Museum and St. George’s Cathedral.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a in , , . It was established on 13 February 1868. The idea of starting a museum was conceived by members of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana. is situated 130 metres west of National Library of Guyana.

Church
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in , . The church is of Gothic Revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres. is situated 170 metres southeast of National Library of Guyana.

Monument
The is a in , located at the junction of Main and Church Streets. The Cenotaph was unveiled on August 14, 1923, by the then Governor, Graeme Thomson, and the first Armistice Day observance took place at the Church Street Monument on 11 November 1923.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.

Neighborhood
was the old name of , between 1784 and 1812, and was the capital of Demerara. is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown.

Hamlet
Photo: FrWaters, CC BY 2.5.
is a community in the Region of , on the east bank of the , located at, altitude 1 metre. is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, . is situated 6 km south of National Library of Guyana.

Village
is a village in between and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. is situated 8 km east of National Library of Guyana.

National Library of Guyana

Latitude
6.81378° or 6° 48′ 50″ north
Longitude
-58.16466° or 58° 9′ 53″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
68R3RR7P+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176131586
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11609062
Wiki­data ID
Q15116317
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“National Library of Guyana” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圭亞那國家圖書館”
  • Dutch: “National Library of Guyana”
  • French: “National Library of Guyana”
  • German: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Γουιάνας”
  • Italian: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Japanese: “ガイアナ国立図書館”
  • Low German: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Maori: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Gujany”
  • Portuguese: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Samoan: “National Library of Guyana”
  • Spanish: “National Library of Guyana”
  • “National Library of Guyana”

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