National Library and Archives of Iran

The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI;, romanized: Sazman-e Asnad va Ketabkhaneh-ye Melli-ye Iran) or the National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the national library of Iran located in Tehran, with twelve branches across the country. The NLAI is an educational, research, scientific, and service institute authorized by the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Its president is appointed by the President of Iran. The NLAI is the largest library in the Middle East and includes more than fifteen-million items in its collections. On 19 March 2024 an eyewitness discovered that some ten thousand National Library publications eg. pre-1979 revolution magazines held by the library and archives organization were destroyed secretly. The government claimed they were "old and unreadable". Deputy Head of National Library, Esmat Momeni, in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), denied news report on annihilation of old archival publications and stated: No annihilation of old archival publications has taken place in the National Library and will not. What has happened is a common procedure in classification of sources, such as periodicals. She noted that contrary to what is claimed, there were neither exquisite and valuable books and publications, no journals and books related to the years before the victory

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