- A) General Information
- B) The New Building
- C) Technical Information
- D) Schedule Of The Building Process
- E) Costs (Including Taxes)
- F) Publications & Awards
- G) Plans & Photos
General Information
| a | name and address | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of library | national |
| 2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | National Library of Latvia / Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia |
| 3 | Address | 3 Mukusalas St., Riga, Latvia LV-1048 |
| 4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
+371 67365250 lnb@lnb.lv |
| 5 | Name of the director of the library | Andris Vilks |
| 6 | Contact person for enquiries |
Nita Apsite |
| b | population served | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 100200 |
| 8 | Number of full time students | |
| 9 | Number of part time students | |
| 10 | Number of staff in institution |
| c | the old/original building(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total floor area | 16749 sq. metres |
| 12 | Number of reader seats | 260 |
| 13 | Total capacity of shelving | 2822330 volumes [2.8 million vol. books/periodicals, 1.3 million other (2012). Located in 6 buildings, exhausted shelving space in several departments.] |
| 14 | …in open access storage | 1145 linear metres |
| 15 | …in closed access stacks | |
| 16 | Number of library staff | 254 |
| 17 | Opening hours to the public | 39 hours/week; 250 days/year |