National Library of Zimbabwe

The National Library of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo second biggest city in Zimbabwe. It was established under the National Library and Documentation Service (NLDS) Act Chapter 25:10 act of 1985 which was passed by the Zimbabwean Government in 1985. The main purpose of the library is to provide book lending service, inter-library loans and act as a National Public Library in Zimbabwe.

The library used to be managed by 30 librarians but due to lack of support it is now staffed by 5 workers.