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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.

Archives

National Archives of Malawi
P.O. Box 62, Zomba,, Malawi

Telephone: (265) 525 240 / 524 148 / 524 184
Fax: (265) 524 148 / 525 362
E-mail:archives@sdnp.org.mw
Website

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.