The NLSA is operational Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 08H00 to 17H00
Wednesday: 09H00 to 17H00
If you are taking the bus to the national library, you can use the Tshwane Bus Services. For more information on bus routes and schedules, please visit the Tshwane Bus Services website.
For those arriving by car, the National Library is accessible via the following GPS coordinates: 33°55’29.2″S 18°25’06.4″E.
For those arriving by car, the National Library is accessible via the following GPS coordinates: 33°55’29.2″S 18°25’06.4″E.
You'll find research materials, computers for accessing online databases and the NLSA's collection and even assistance retrieving materials from the stacks.
This collection is kept on open shelves and users are able to browse and retrieve books. Seating space on the ground floor and the mezzanine level is available.
NLSA offers access to South African government publications, from national and provincial gazettes, legislation, parliamentary debates (Hansard), and legal reports.
This section houses the NLSA’s map collection. Only staff members are allowed access for retrieving and shelving this material. The map collection can be accessed through the Reference Library.
The Microfilm Room provides microfiche and microfilm reader printers for researchers to access and convert text materials into an easily readable format. Staff are available to train users on equipment operation.
NLSA Library users working in teams are catered for. A discussion room is available both in the Reading Room and Reference Library and can be booked in advance at the Information Desk.
Text Retrieval and Reading Room staff assist users in making photocopies within the limits of the Copyright Act.