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MOST OLDEST NATIONAL LIBRARIES:-

The oldest/first National library was the one in ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, founded in about 307 BC by King Ptolemy I Soter. It assembled the world's largest collection of scrolls, which were totally destroyed by Arab invaders in AD 642. This event is considered as one of the greatest losses to world scholarship.

1. NARODNI KNIHOVNA CESKE REPUBLIKY-


National Library of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic. 
Founded in 1366.
Origins - Books donated by King Charles IV







2. OSTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK -

National Library of Austria, Vienna, Austria
Founded in 1368.
Origin - Royal collection of Albrecht III, Archduke of Austria.







3. BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE MARCIANA -

Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy.
Founded in 1468.
Origin - Personal collection of Cardinal Bessarione






4. BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE -

National Library of France, Paris, France.
Founded in 1480.
Origin - Royal Library of Louis XI






5. BIBLIOTEKA NAZZJONALI TA' MALTA - 

National Library of Malta -
Valetta, Malta.
Founded in 1555.
Origin - Collection of the knights of the Order of St John Jerusalem. 





6. BAYERICSCHE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK -

Bavarian State Library,Munich, Germany.
Founded in 1558.
Origin - Court library of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria.




7. BIBLIOTHEQUE ROYALE ALBERT 1ER -

National Library of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium.
Founded in 1559.
Origin - Collection of Manuscripts of the Duke of Burgundy.



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