National Library Service
Promoting Reading Culture in Malawi
The National Library Service Board is a Statutory Corporation established under the National Library Service Act of 1967. NLS operates nation-wide public library and information services in Malawi. Its mission is to ensure that people of Malawi have access to educational, training, recreational and information materials for national development.
Its statutory responsibilities, as stipulated in the Act, are to promote, establish, equip, manage, maintain and develop libraries in Malawi. The Service is governed by a Board which is comprised of a chairman appointed by the Minister responsible for Statutory Corporations; representatives from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Local Government and Rural development; The Malawi Police Service; Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. There are also some members who are appointed in their personal capacities. The Board’s Chief Executive and Secretary is the National Librarian.
Vision
To become a Centre of excellence for information and knowledge
Mission
Our mission is to ensure that people of Malawi have access to educational, training, recreational and information materials for national development
Mr. Mathews Kamala making a presentation of the National Library Service activities to the Hon. Ministers Dr. Patricia Kaliati: ILD 2021 Rumphi Stadium.
Message from the Acting National Librarian
NLS News


Change of Headquarters Phone number
The National Library Service would like to notify the general public that the Headquarters phone number has changed from +265 1 773 700 to +265 991 463 912. Thank you

Congratulations Nkhotakota
Congratulations Mr Robert Gwireni ( Nkhotakota branch) from National Library Service staff for winning Book Aid International Community Reading Award. The name of the project is Mkaika Community Reading. 👏👏👏👏. Source 👉🏾 https://bookaid.org/news/2021/09/09/community-reading-award-winners-announced