National Library of The Gambia.

About National Library of The Gambia

Gambia National Library Service Authority (GNLSA) is located in Banjul, The Gambia on Reg Pye Lane, the road leading to Tobacco Road. The library was originally operated by the British Council till 1946 and was renamed the National Library of The Gambia in 1971. The National Library was gift from Britain to the people of the Gambia and was open by his excellency the President Sir Dawda Kariba Jawara in December 1976. The library is maintained and administered by The Gambia National Library Services Authority (GNLSA). As of 2016, the library had a collection of 115,500 books and 85 periodicals. It had more than 42 staff and more than 276 members.