Fiji Archives and Libraries
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Archives
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
Website #2: National Archives of Fiji Online
Website #3: National Archives of Fiji
Website #4: National Archives
- The mission of the archives is to inspire Fijians to explore the records of their country; safeguard our recorded cultural heritage by preserving archival materials in accordance with international standards; support evidence-based governance by providing sound record keeping policies, standards and training; build a sense of shared responsibility for record keeping in the public service; expand Fiji’s knowledge base by encouraging in-depth archival research; and utilise appropriate technology to popularize the archives and ensure the security of archival data.
- The Archives is a vast trove of information about Fiji held on documents occupying over 6km of shelving along with 2000 hours of historical AV footage and over 100,000 historical photos.
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.
Libraries
Fiji Department of Library Services (Library Service of Fiji)
64 Vuya Rd
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 331-5344
Email: mvakarewa@govnet.gov.fj
Website: Fiji Department of Library Services
FNU Derrick Library
Suva, Fiji
Website: FNUDerrick Library
For a list of libraries of the Fiji National University, go to Libraries of the Fiji National University.
Nausori Library
Kings Rd
Nausori, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 971-6421
Email: librarian.nausoritc@yahoo.com
Website: Nausori Town Council Library
Suva City Library
Victoria Parade
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 331 3433
Email: maureen@scc.org.fj
Website: Suva City Carnegie Library
Website #2: Suva City Carnegie Library
University of the South Pacific
Laucala Campus
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 323 1000
Fax: (679) 323 1528
Email: library@usp.ac.fj
Website: Welcome to USP Library
Western Regional Library
270 Tavewa Ave
Lautoka, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 666 0911
Fax: (679) Fax 666-8195
Website: Western Regional Library
Website #2: American Corner Fiji/EdUSA Advising Center
Website #3: Library
Museums
Ba Civic Museum
Ba, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 667-4277
Email: fijianhistoryapp@gmail.com
Website: 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
Cakobau Road
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 331 5944
Fax: (679) 330 5143
Email: fijimuseum@gmail.com
Website: 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.