- As the predecessor of the National Library of Vietnam, the Central Public Library of Indochina was founded under the Decree dated on November 29, 1917 by A. Sarraut, the French Governor-General of Indochina.
- On February 28, 1935 the Central Public Library of Indochina was renamed into Pierre Pasquier Library.
- On October 20th, 1945 Minister of National Education decided to change Pierre Pasquier Library into National Library.
- In February 1947, the name of the library was changed into Centre Library of Hanoi.
- Since November 21st, 1958, the library was renamed into National Library of Vietnam.
LIST OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM THROUGH PERIODS
|
1 |
Paul Boudet (1888-1848) |
1917-1945, 1946-1948 |
|
2 |
S. Kudo (?) |
04/08/1945 |
|
3 |
Ngô Đình Nhu (1912-1963) |
1945-1946 |
| 4 |
Trần Văn Kha |
? |
|
5 |
Ferréol de Ferry (?) |
1948-1953 |
|
6 |
Simon de Saint-Exupéry (1898-1978) |
1953-1954 |
|
7 |
Từ Lâm (?) |
1954-1958 |
|
8 |
Nguyễn Văn Xước (1907-1989 |
1958-1974 |
|
9 |
Đỗ Trọng Thi (1917-1995) |
1974-1979 |
|
10 |
Trịnh Giễm (1922-2003) |
1979-1983 |
|
11 |
Nguyễn Thế Đức (1936- ) |
1983-1998 |
|
12 |
Trần Anh Dũng (1949- 2015 ) |
1998-2000 |
|
13 |
Phạm Thế Khang (1949- ) |
2000-2009 |
|
14 |
Phan Thị Kim Dung (1960- ) |
2009-2015 |
|
15 |
Kiều Thúy Nga (1970 - ) |
2015 |