National Library of Somaliland

National Library of Somaliland or Silanyo National Library is the national library of Somaliland. It is located in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, and is the first and largest national library in Somaliland.

Silanyo National Library
Location	Hargeisa, Somaliland
Established	December 2017 (December 2017)
Access and use
Population served	open to the public
Other information
Director	Ahmed Dahir Elmi (since 2017)

A young librarian arranging books. The National Library at Hargeysa, Somaliland

Overview

The library was founded in December 2017 and is named after the former president of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, who inaugurated the library.

See also

• List of national and state libraries
• Berbera Public Library
• Legal deposit
• National library