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In 1993, the National Library purchased and installed its first computers, and in 2002 it installed a free internet service. [4] In 2013, the National Library of Guyana celebrated its centenary. It marked the event with a series of public readings and discussions that focused on oral and folkloric narrative traditions in Guyana. [10]
The National Archives of Guyana is a repository of official state records and local publications, including newspaper publications, from Guyana. In the mid-1980s, the National Archives recorded holdings that measured in at 510,000 linear feet. [1] The holdings date back to the 18th century – the Dutch colonial period in Guyanese history. [5]
A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.
During the following years a temporary National History Museum was established and opened in 1949. As use of the Public Free Library expanded, new space for the museum was considered. In July 1950, the RACS assumed control of the British Guiana Museum from the Public Free Library.
Carnegie Corporation Library Program, 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 525904. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611
The library has 14 halls with 15 million library items; Smallest known octagonal Quran (3 x 3.3 cm), قرآن هشت ضلعی Iraq: Iraq National Library and Archive: Baghdad: 1920 One of the oldest copies of the Quran (which was destroyed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States) Ireland: National Archives of Ireland: Dublin: 1867
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Jane Phillips-Gay CCH (2 November 1913 – 21 February 1994) was an Afro-Guyanese trade unionist and an ordained minister. She was an advocate of women's rights, formed one of the first women's political organizations in the country and served as one of the first women to be elected as a Member of British Guiana Parliament.