Malawi Archives and Libraries

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Archives and Libraries

Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Libraries

National Library Service
P.O. Box 30314
Lilongwe 3, Malawi

Telephone:+265 991 463 912
Website

There are 15 libraries in Malawi being managed by the National Library Service. On average, each library provides access to 146,000 individuals each year or around 400 people a day. In the capital Lilongwe, four libraries were built in partnership with the Building Malawi organization.^[1]

Museums

Chichiri Museum
Along Kasungu Crescent near Chichiri Shopping Mall
Blantyre, Malawi

Phone:+265 (0) 1 873 258, +265 (0) 1 872 438, +265 (0) 1 876 615
Email: museum@malawi.net
Wikipedia: Chichiri Museum

Record Offices

National Registration Bureau
Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security
Private Bag B318
Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

Telephone: (+265-1-776-234)
Email: nrb@homeaffairs.gov.mw
Website

References

↑ "National Library Service", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_Service_of_Malawi, accessed 30 January 2023.

[1] "National Library Service", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_Service_of_Malawi, accessed 30 January 2023.

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