National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru in Welsh) is a legal deposit library in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is entitled to receive a copy of every book published in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and houses over 4 million printed volumes. It includes many rare books including the first book printed in Welsh in 1546 (Yny lhyvyr hwnn (http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/METS/YLH00001/frames?div=1&subdiv=0&locale=en&mode=reference)) and the first Welsh translation of the complete Bible (http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/METS/BWM00001/beibl?locale=en) in 1588. It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including The Black Book of Camarthen (http://www.llgc.org.uk/drych/llyfdu/llyfdu_tud01.htm) (the earliest surviving manuscript entirely in Welsh), the Book of Taliesin (http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/METS/LLT00001/frames?div=0&subdiv=0&locale=en&mode=thumbnail), and a manuscript of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer (http://www.llgc.org.uk/drych/drych_s007.htm). The Library also contains The Welsh Political Archive (http://www.llgc.org.uk/lc/awg_s_awg.htm) and The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales (http://screenandsound.llgc.org.uk/). It also keeps maps (http://www.llgc.org.uk/dm/dm0067.htm), photographs (http://www.llgc.org.uk/dm/dm0035.htm), paintings (http://www.llgc.org.uk/dm/dm0063.htm), topographical and landscape prints (http://www.llgc.org.uk/dm/dm0104.htm), periodicals and newspapers (http://www.llgc.org.uk/lp/pb_home.htm). Many of the most important manuscripts and books have been digitized and made freely available to view on the library's website.

External Links

• The National Library of Wales (http://www.llgc.org.uk)

• Online Library Catalogue (http://geacweb.llgc.org.uk:8000/LOGIN:sessionid=0:next=html/databases.html:bad=html/authofail.html:entitylanginit=FALSE:entitylang=eng:autho=eng/GUEST:password=GUEST:entitynoPatron=FALSE)
• NLW Treasures (http://www.llgc.org.uk/drych/drych_s004.htm) containing digitized images of important manuscripts, many in their entirety
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk) in English and Welsh

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