The Public and National Library of Greenland is the public and national library

National library

A national library is a library specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books...

 of Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

, located in Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...

, the capital of Greenland. It is the largest reference library in the country, devoted to the preservation of national cultural heritage and history.

Collections

The library holdings are split between the public library in the town centrum, and Ilimmarfik, the campus of the University of Greenland

University of Greenland

The University of Greenland is a university located in Nuuk, Greenland. Most courses are taught in Danish and a few in Greenlandic. As of 2007, the university had approximately 150 students, almost all local inhabitants, and around 14 academic staff and five technical-administrative employees...

, located in the Nuussuaq district of Nuuk, where the Groenlandica collection of historical material related to Greenland is held. As of 1 January 2008, there are 83,324 items in the library database at Ilimmarfik.