Belize National Library Service and Information System

Website provides a directory of library locations, and access to the portal for the National Heritage Library online, biographies, and access to the Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS). The National Library holdings include books, magazines, reports, government documents, local and national newspapers, maps, and other materials. Its Latin American and Caribbean collections consist of monographs and serials, research-level English and Spanish-language books about the indigenous and African-descendent populations, special collections, and various microfilm resources. Relevant resources are also available within the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. Collections include maps, legal documentation, and the Vodou Archive: Curating and Sharing the Sources of Vodou Religion and Culture which contains audiovisual content available as sound, photographic or video footage, texts, and translations. See website for details on holdings and access to materials.