Georgia

About the library

The LEPL Ilia Chavchavadze National Library of Georgia National Library of Georgia is the main scientific library of Georgia, preserving printed editions published in Georgia and important scientific and universal publications and other documents of foreign countries, as well as the cultural and methodological centre of national bibliography, information, scientific research and the coordinator of librarianship in the country together with the Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia.

Location

The National Library comprises six buildings. The buildings I, II, III, IV are located in the center of Tbilisi at Lado Gudiashvili and Anton Purtseladze streets; Building V is at Nikea Street in Kutaisi; Building VI is at S. Tsintsadze Street in Tbilisi; Avlabari Illegal Printing House Museum situated at Kaspi Street in Tbilisi is also a part of the National Library.

Number of readers

Every yar over 4 000 new users apply for access to the National Library.

Library Collections according to 2025 figures

The number of books is 3.909.724, of with 99 are in foreign languages. The largest collection of rare Georgian books in Georgia.

Staff of the Library

445