National Library Service of Botswana, National library and legal deposit institution in Gaborone, Botswana.

The National Library Service of Botswana functions as the central repository for published materials and serves as a resource hub for researchers, students, and educators. The institution operates a network of community branches designed to make information accessible throughout the country.

The service was created by an Act of the Botswana National Assembly in September 1967 and officially opened on 8 April 1968 by Sir Seretse Khama, the country's first president. It began as one of seven departments of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, with a mission to preserve the national literary heritage and provide informational and educational services.

The library holds collections in several languages, with strong emphasis on Tswana materials. You can experience reading clubs and storytelling sessions that bring community members together.

The library sits in Gaborone and is one of seven departments of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs. Its services include a mobile library, a postal service, book requests and reference help, so material can reach readers who cannot come in person. Maps and ISBN registration are also handled here.

The service is one of the most centralised library systems in the world: it oversees professional development for every library in Botswana, university libraries included. Its divisions also cover a National Reference Library, a Public Libraries Division and a Library Service for People with Disabilities.