How the National Library of Spain is organized and funded

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1. The National Library of Spain (Biblioteca Nacional de España) remains an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Its mission is to gather, catalog, preserve and spread Spanish bibliographic and documentary heritage, in any format, including electronic documents and websites.
2. The law sets three essential goals: protect and transmit bibliographic heritage, guarantee access to and spread of the collections, and promote library policies. To do this, the Library digitizes collections, organizes exhibitions and acts as a reference center for technical library standards.
3. The governing bodies are the Presidency, held by the head of the Ministry; the Real Patronato (Royal Board of Trustees)Real Patronato (Royal Board of Trustees) The collegial body that directs the Library and sets its guidelines., with honorary presidency of the King and Queen and between 17 and 30 members; and the Directorate, whose head is appointed by royal decree in the Council of Ministers. There are also a Governing Council and a Scientific Committee as advisory bodies.
4. Library staff will be civil servants or labor employees, as public employees subject to the Basic Statute of Public Employees and the general rules on incompatible activities.
5. The Library has its own assets and may receive State assets assigned to it. Its income includes State budget allocations, sales of publications, donations and sponsorship. The Real Patronato must actively seek its own resources, and income from the Library's own activities are fees or public prices.
6. The use of Spain's official languages is promoted in the Library's materials, and its facilities and services must be accessible to people with disabilities. The law takes effect the day after its publication in the BOE.

Who it affects

• Users and researchers who use the Library and its collections.: They are guaranteed access to the collections, quality services and cultural activities.
• People who work at the Library.: They are public employees, either civil servants or labor employees, under general rules.
• Publishers and creators of cultural content.: Their works reach the Library as heritage that must be preserved and spread.
• People with disabilities.: The Library's facilities and services must be accessible to them.

Words worth knowing

Organismo autónomo (autonomous body)

A public entity with its own legal personality and assets that manages a service but depends on a ministry.

Real Patronato (Royal Board of Trustees)

The collegial body that directs the Library and sets its guidelines.

Patrimonio bibliográfico y documental (bibliographic and documentary heritage)

The collection of books, manuscripts, maps, recordings and other documents of cultural value.

Tasas y precios públicos (fees and public prices)

Money paid to use a public service; fees are set by law and public prices by the entity itself.

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