About us

As the National Library we take responsibility for our actions and the services we provide in distributing information to the community of Curaçao. We value their individual needs, experiences and differences and we take pride in building connections to ensure mutual success in our community.

Our mission

Knowledge, literacy and creativity shapes the citizens of Curaçao and we wish to be the gateway to these skills and qualities. We wish to spark their creativity and we wish to be a support system for the island’s educational system and promote lifelong learning in our community.

Our history

1922

The Beginning

The National Library of Curaçao, then known as the Public Library, is established as part of the “Education and Culture” service. At that time the collection consisted of the collections of various small libraries on the island, donations and local private collections.

1988

The Move To Scharloo

The Library was already housed in separate buildings since 1945 in Pietermaai and Otrobanda. In 1988 all the departments of Pietermaai and Otrobanda moved to our new building in Scharloo.

2012

The title change

In 2012 our title changed from Public Library to the National Library of Curaçao. This change occurred as a result of Curaçao becoming an autonomous country within the Dutch Kingdom in 2010.

2022

The Move To Fokkerweg

The Library relocated to a new location on the Fokkerweg in August 2022. Our mission there remains to promote access to national, general, and international information. This is in addition to collecting and preserving works that add to the collection of printed documents pertaining to Curaçao.

Lysandro Inacio

Director

Nitzah Jacobus

Deputy Director

Supervisory Board

Imro van Wilgen

President of the Supervisory Board

The president represents Curaçao’s Minister of Education and thus assigns the Library its objectives, along with the director, and is responsible for monitoring the completion of these objectives.

Dennis Arrindell

Board Member

Member of the Supervisory Board.

Shaheen Elhage

Board Member

Member of the Supervisory Board

Kenrick Martis

Board member

Member of the Supervisory Board

Freddy Martina

Board member

Member of the Supervisory Board

Our sponsors

Thanks to our dedicated sponsors we are able to continue being the support system for Curacao’s educational system and promote lifelong learning in our community.

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