Namibia has a network of specialized Libraries hosted by different Ministries and government agencies. TheseLibraries are under the Ministerial Library Service (MLS), which is one of the five divisions of the Namibia Library and Archives Services (NLAS) Directorate. The Ministerial Library Service (MLS) mission is for special libraries to provide technical and scientific information to decision-makers, researchers, students, the business community, technicians and other professionals covering the needs and services on the key areas of the national economy, technical and industrial development, skills development and scientific research. It is mandated to oversee the overall operations of the special libraries and information services in government by providing professional expertise to supervise, support and coordinate special libraries in the Offices, Ministries and Agencies (O/M/As).
List of ministerial libraries
The Education Resource Centre provides up to date information in various subject categories to benefit staff in the Ministry of Education, learners, teachers, researchers and the public in order to acquire knowledge to fulfill the expectations of vision 2030.
Contact Details
Ministry of Education (Head office)
Luther Street GOP
Ground Floor, Room 040
P/Bag 13186, Windhoek
Librarian: Ms. Asteria Uuyuni
E-mail: Asteria.Uuyuni@moe.gov.na
Tel: 061 293 3004; Fax: 061 293 3168
Trade Information Centre (TIC) is an open-access research facility of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. TIC is key point in providing information related to business opportunities, small and medium enterprises (SME) as well as international trade. It has an extensive range of information on products, markets and companies registration accessible via printed materials. It also provides information on regulations in terms of import and export goods.
Contact Details
Mr. Filippus Shaanika (Librarian)
Trade Information Centre
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Private Bag 13340
Geothe Street, Windhoek
Email fshaanika@mti.gov.na
Tel: 061 283 7339/0
The Namibia Agriculture Water Information Centre
(NAWIC) is a specialized Resource Centre in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry which plays an important role in the achievement of the research objectives, knowledge production and extension programmes of the Ministry through the provision and dissemination of information specific to agriculture, rural development, resource management (water) and forestry. It also functions as a National Information Centre supporting all agricultural, water and forestry related fields.
Contact Details
Namibia Agriculture & Water Information Centre(NAWIC)
Ministry of Agriculture,Water & Forestry
Basement, GOP, Luther Street
Private Bag 13184,Windhoek
Librarian: Mrs.Sabina Amukoshi
E-mail: AmukoshiS@mawf.gov.na
Tel: 061 208 7776; Fax: 061 208 7776
The National Meteorological Library (NML) primarily targets serving the staff members of the Namibia Meteorological Service and researchers. It started operating in 2006, and it falls under the Directorate of Civil Aviation – Division: Namibia Meteorological Service (NMS) within the Ministry of Works and Transport.
Contact details
National Meteorological Library
(Ministry of Works and Transport)
12C Hugel Street
P/Bag 13224,Windhoek
Chief Library Assistant: Mr. Boschoff Ilukena
Tel: 061 287 7012; Fax: 061 287 785
The National Museum Library became a full-fledged library in 1963 with the appointment of the first librarian and the publication of the Museum’s scientific journal Cimbebasia, which was exchanged
with other journals worldwide. Before that, the Museum Library had a small collection administered on a
part-time basis.
Contact details
National Museum of Namibia
59 Robert Mugabe Avenue
(opposite AlteFeste)
P.O.Box 1203, Windhoek
Librarian: Mrs. Jakobina Nghulondo
E-mail:jnghulondo@gmail.com
Tel: 061 276 808; Fax: 061 227 851
The M.A.N. Müller Reference Library is situated at the National Botanical Research Institute in Windhoek, the M.A.N. Müller Reference Library is a branch library of the Namibian Agriculture, Water and Forestry Information Centre (NAWFIC). Since the establishment of the SWA Herbarium in 1953, traces of a library could be seen as books and periodicals were bought through the Department of Agriculture, or were donated by other libraries and insti¬tutions in South Africa and elsewhere.
After independence, the name SWA Herbarium changed to the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and the type of publications procured diversified in accor¬dance with the more expansive functions of the developing institute. In 1996, the NBRI moved to the current building which houses a custom-designed library, where all the books and periodicals gathered over the years could at last be proudly displayed. The library is named after the late Dr. M.A.N. (Mike) Müller, who was the curator of the herbarium from 1975 to 1991, and who contributed greatly to the development of the institute.
Contact Details
National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)
M.A.N. Muller Library
(Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry)
8 Orban Street, Room 109
P/Bag 13184, Windhoek
Library Assistant: Ms. Joceline Le Hanie
Tel: 061 202 20022; Fax: 061 258 153
The Katutura State Hospital Library aims to provide quality information services, resources by offering professional advice to the staff of the Katutura Hospital so as to assist them in their quest to improving health care in the region and the country at large.
Contact Details
Intermediate Katutura Hospital Library
Ministry of Health and Social Service
1ST Floor,Independence Ave,Katutura
P/Bag 13215,Windhoek
Senior Library Assistant: Aurelia Kandere
E-mail:akandere@yahoo.com
Tel: 061 203 4061; Fax: 061 203 4003/4
The Fisheries and Marine Resources Library first opened its doors to the public in 1989 using the name: “Sea Fisheries Library” and existed as a small office situated at the old Antonio’s hospital building in Swakopmund. What makes the Fisheries and Marine Resources Library unique is that it is situated in a resort town which is a tourist attraction in Namibia. It is therefore the ability of Swakopmund to draw tourists that has seen the library never running short of visitors throughout the year.
Contact Details
Ministry of Fisheries& Marine Resources Library
MFMR Bldg Ground Floor, Strand Street
P.O .Box 912, Swakopmund
Tel: 064 410 116 / 410 1142 (Library); Fax: 064 404 385
Branch Library
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources established Kamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute (KIFI) with a library along the Kavango River close to Mahango Game Park in the Kavango Region. The centre was inaugurated on the 3rd of October 2008 by his Excellency, President of the Republic of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba.
Branch Library Contact Details
Kamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute Library
P.O. Box 5147, Rundu, Namibia
Librarian: Ms. Katrina Ngandu
E-Mail: kngandu@mfmr.gov.na
Tel: 066 259 913; Fax: 066 259 922
The Ministry of Works and Transport Library serves the needs of the employees of the Ministry and other researchers with information related to Transport, Aviation, Construction of roads, railways and engineering.
Contact Details
MWTC Bldg 2nd Floor, Bell Street Snyman Circle
P/Bag 13341,Windhoek
Librarian: Ms. Emily Gabriel
E-mail: egabriel@mwtc.gov.na
Tel: 061 208 8209; Fax: 061 208 8441
The National Earth Science and Energy Information Centre (NESEIC) is a special library for the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Its primary goal is to provide resourceful information that is instructional in nature as well as information that aids in lifelong learning and recreational reading to all library users.
Contact details
National Earth Science & Energy Information Centre
Ministry of Mines & Energy Bldg Ground Floor
1 Aviation Road (opposite Safari Motel)
P/Bag 13297, Windhoek
Librarian: Mr. Jakob Muleka
E-mail: jmuleka@mme.gov.na, Tel: 061 284 8150; Fax:088 647 177
Ruthilde Hillig Library – College of the Arts is the only music library in the country which holds more than just audio visual materials. It provides a wide range of unique material which includes books, sheet music, scores, periodicals, long-playing records, CDs, audio cassettes and videotapes in the field of music as well as listening facilities. Members of the public may apply in writing for special membership.
Contact Details
RuthildeHillig Library- College of the Arts
P.O Box 2963
41 Fidel Castro Street
Windhoek, Namibia
Senior Librarian: Ms. Ellen N. Namhindo
Email: cota@mweb.com.na; ellepomwene@yahoo.com
Tel: 061 374 122; Fax: 061 229 007
The National Planning Commission Resource Centre (NPCRC). The Library is under the division of Information System Centre within the National Planning Commission. If you are looking for information on National Census, Economic Development, Statistics, National Accounts, Price indexes, Poverty or you probably want to know the State of Namibia economy, then visit the National Planning Commission Library.
Contact Details
National Planning Commission Information Centre
1st Floor, GOP, Luther Street
P/Bag 13356, Windhoek
Librarian: Ms. Michelle Simasiku
E-mail: msimasiku@npc.gov.na
Tel : 061 283 4189; Fax: 061 226 501
Habitat Research Development Centre (HRDC) Library. The construction of the library at the Centre was completed in October 2004. The HRDC Library reflects the HRDC’s objectives and functions as an integral part of the research, information gathering and dissemination process. HRDC Library inherited its collection (books, reports & other resources) and its databases from the (former) National Housing Enterprise Information Centre.
Contact Details
Habitat Research & Development Centre
(Ministry of Local Government and Housing)
Claudius Kandovazu Street, Katutura
Librarian: Nancy Muniaro
E-mail: library@hrdc-na.iway.na, Tel: 061 268 200; Fax:
061 268 201
The Supreme Court Library was established in 1997 and started off with a very small collection of publications that was transferred from the High Court Library. The Supreme Court library has an Archive section, which contains valuable collections of Roman – Dutch Authorities dated from the 17th – 19th century. These books have a unique quality in that they are handmade and bound in leather covers.
Contact Details
Supreme Court Library:National Legal Library
(Ministry of Justice)
Rev. Michael Scott Street
Chief Library Assistant: Mr. Martin Namupolo
Tel: 061 279 900; Fax: 061 224 979
The Ministry of Gender Equality & Child Welfare Resource Centre (MGECW) was established in 2002 under the Research Sub-Division of the Ministry. Its objectives are to ensure accessibility by the general public to information such as National and International Instruments Reports, books related to gender, violence, women and children.
Contact details
Ministry of Gender,Equity and Child Welfare Resource Centre
P/Bag 13359, Windhoek
Library Assistant:Ms. P. Shingenge
E-mail:pshingenge@mgecw.gov.na
Tel: 061 283 3140; Fax: 061 229 569
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Resource Centre is run by the Environmental Education and Information Services Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The unit functions as a national environmental information hub through acquiring and processing environmental data and disseminating information products.
Contact Details
Environment and Tourism Resource Centre
Robert Mugabe Avenue
Librarian: Mrs. Hedwich Isaack
Tel: 061 284 2952
The Ministry of Defence Library. The library supports the Ministry in fulfilling its constitutional duties and further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the Ministry. The library seeks to nurture the developing scholar and to instill confidence in dealing with increasing amounts of information in an ever changing array of formats.
Contact Details
Ministry of Defence Bastion 3
Ground Floor
Sam Nujoma Drive
Librarian: Sylvi Amutenya,
Tel: 061204 2212, E-mail: snamutenja@gmail.com