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:The Fiji Museum maintains a Reference Library and Archive containing over 12,000 books, 11,000 photographs and other documents. The Reference Library and Archive has items not held in any other library in the world, including maps, old newspapers, oral history cassettes, rare books and a range of small brochures and pictures not in book form.
:The Fiji Museum maintains a Reference Library and Archive containing over 12,000 books, 11,000 photographs and other documents. The Reference Library and Archive has items not held in any other library in the world, including maps, old newspapers, oral history cassettes, rare books and a range of small brochures and pictures not in book form.


===Libraries===
'''Fiji Department of Library Services (Library Service of Fiji)'''<br>64 Vuya Rd<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
Telephone: (679) 331-5344<br>Email: [mailto:mvakarewa@govnet.gov.fj mvakarewa@govnet.gov.fj]<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/DepartmentOfLibraryService/ Fiji Department of Library Services]
'''FNU Derrick Library'''<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/FNUDerrick-Library-128626004406893/ FNUDerrick Library]
For a list of libraries of the Fiji National University, go to [https://www.fnu.ac.fj/library/location-operation-hours Libraries of the Fiji National University.]
'''Nausori Library'''<br>Kings Rd<br>Nausori, Fiji<br>
Telephone: (679) 971-6421<br>Email: [mailto:librarian.nausoritc@yahoo.com librarian.nausoritc@yahoo.com]<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/nausorilibrary/ Nausori Town Council Library]
'''Suva City Library'''<br>Victoria Parade<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
Telephone: (679) 331 3433<br>Email: [mailto:maureen@scc.org.fj maureen@scc.org.fj]<br>
Website: [http://suvacity.org/library/ Suva City Carnegie Library]<br>
Website #2: [https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/suva-city-carnegie-library-42821.html Suva City Carnegie Library]
'''University of the South Pacific'''<br>Laucala Campus<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
Telephone: (679) 323 1000<br>Fax: (679) 323 1528<br>
Email: [mailto:library@usp.ac.fj library@usp.ac.fj]<br>
Website: [http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=61/ Welcome to USP Library]
'''Western Regional Library'''<br>270 Tavewa Ave<br>Lautoka, Fiji<br>
Telephone: (679) 666 0911<br>Fax: (679) Fax 666-8195<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/WesternRegionalLibrary/ Western Regional Library]<br>
Website #2: [https://educationusa.state.gov/centers/american-corner-fijiedusa-advising-center American Corner Fiji/EdUSA Advising Center]<br>
Website #3: [http://www.education.gov.fj/library-2/ Library]
===Museums===
'''Ba Civic Museum'''<br>Ba, Fiji<br>Telephone: (679) 667-4277<br>
Email: [mailto:fijianhistoryapp@gmail.com fijianhistoryapp@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [https://fijianhistory.com/ba-civic-museum Ba Civic Museum]
:Ba Civic Museum was opened in 2014 and celebrates the township’s history. It also documents the diverse cultural history of the region which is the most populated of the 17 districts in Fiji.
'''Fiji Museum'''<br>Cakobau Road<br>Suva, Fiji<br>Telephone: (679) 331 5944<br>Fax: (679) 330 5143<br>
Email: [mailto:fijimuseum@gmail.com fijimuseum@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [http://fijimuseum.org.fj/ Fiji Museum]
:Located in the heart of Suva’s Thurston Gardens, the Fiji Museum holds a remarkable collection, which includes archaeological material dating back 3,700 years and cultural objects representing both Fiji’s indigenous inhabitants and the other communities that have settled in the island group over the past 200 years.


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Beginning Research
Record Types
Fiji Background
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Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Fiji
25 Carnarvon St, City Center
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 330-4144
Fax: (679) 330-7006
Email: archives@govnet.gov.fj
Website: National Archives of Fiji
Facebook: Facebook

Microfilm Holdings
  • Fiji Times 1869 – 2005 (on-going)
  • Births/Deaths/Marriage Records for Fijians, Europeans & Indians 1875 – 1960
  • Records of the Methodist Mission of Australasia1835 – 1970
  • Pacific Islands Monthly 1934 – 1956


Reference Library & Archive
Fiji Museum
PO Box 2023 Govt. Bldgs
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 331-5944
Fax: (679) 330-5143
Email: fijimuseum@gmail.com
Website: Reference Library & Archive

The Fiji Museum maintains a Reference Library and Archive containing over 12,000 books, 11,000 photographs and other documents. The Reference Library and Archive has items not held in any other library in the world, including maps, old newspapers, oral history cassettes, rare books and a range of small brochures and pictures not in book form.