Mr. Martin Öövel
Raine Karp
1918
The National Library of Estonia (NLE) is also fulfilling the tasks of a parliamentary library and acting as a cultural centre. As a research Library, the NLE focuses on the humanities and social sciences, as a library research and development centre it provides professional training and coordinates LIS standardisation and terminology work.
On 13 September the Estonian government announced its decision to allocate 17.7 million euros to complete the construction and furnishing of the National Library of Estonia. The renovation work of the National Library’s Tõnismägi building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2025, the library is planned to open to visitors in 2027.
