Palestine National Library

Palestine National Library (PNL; Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية الفلسطينية al-maktabah al-waṭanīyah al-falasṭīnīyah) is the national public library system for the Republic of Palestine. It is operated as a subsidiary of the Palestine National Library Society, a registered not-for-profit organisation, and entirely subsidised by the Palestinian government. Palestine National Library has over 500 locations across the country, with at least one branch per municipality above 5000 people, and over 100 million items in circulation, namely books, CDs, DVDs, newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, and ebooks. In 2018, PNL had over 11 million members. Its largest branch is located in downtown Ramallah, Ramallah County, which also serves as the PNL national headquarters and sorting and distribution centre.