National Library of Benin

The National Library of Benin (French: Bibliothèque nationale du Bénin) is the legal deposit library for Benin. It was created on 27 November 1975 and is located in the Ouando neighbourhood of Porto-Novo. According to the United Nations, as of 2012 approximately 32 percent of adult Beninese can read.[1]

For many years the directory of the National Library was Florence Ayivi Foliaon.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years (both sexes, female, male)". UIS.Stat. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Mathurin C. Houngnikpo; Samuel Decalo (14 December 2012). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Scarecrow Press. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7373-5.

Bibliography

  • Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Bénin". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.

Coordinates: 6°30′42″N 2°36′22″E / 6.5118°N 2.6061°E / 6.5118; 2.6061


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