Belize Archives and Libraries

Archives
Archives of British Honduras HathiTrust 1001 North Buhr Building 200 Hill Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Telephone: (734) 764-8016 Email: [mailto:feedback@issues.hathitrust.org feedback@issues.hathitrust.org] Website: Archives of British Honduras

Belize Archives and Records Service 26/28 Unity Blvd Belmopan City Telephone: (501) 822-2097/2247/2507 Email: [mailto:info@archives.gov.bz info@archives.gov.bz] Website; Belize Archives and Records Service Website #2: Belize Archives and Records Service Website #3: Belize Archives and Records Service (scroll down)


 * The Belize Archives and Records Service is an Information Resource Center, which is committed to acquire, preserve, and provide information on our National History.

The Caribbean Memory Project Website: The Caribbean Memory Project Website #2: The Caribbean Memory Project


 * As a long-term archiving and documentary project, The Caribbean Memory Project seeks to help us understand Caribbean history, society and culture in more productive ways. The collection includes a series of different texts: oral histories, photographs and documents of individuals, as well as their affiliation with member organisations (e.g., religious and community groups). These texts function as repositories of knowledge that will not only help to define our identity, but will also provide the kind of awareness that can help ensure the continuity of that identity.


 * Browse community archives throughout Belize. The following links will go live as archives are added to The Caribbean Memory Project: Belize District, Cayo District, Orange Walk District, Corozal District, Stann Creek District, and Toledo District.

Central American Archives Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-2804 Telephone: (800) 621-6044/(773) 955-4545 Email: [mailto:mwilke@crl.edu mwilke@crl.edu] Website: Central American Archives Website #2: Central American Archives


 * These archives encompass six million pages of original primary source documents (many of which are unique copies) spanning more than three centuries, from 1519 to 1898. They document Spanish rule in the New World from the founding of the city of Antigua, in Guatemala. The collection documents all aspects of commerce, politics, and development throughout El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Yucatan and Chiapas regions of Mexico. Central American Archives is a rich resource for Latin American, Central American, and Spanish studies.

Center for Regional Research of Mesoamerica (CIRMA) 5a. Calle Oriente No. 5 La Antigua, Sacatepéquez Guatemala Telephone: (502) 7931-0300 Email: [mailto:cirma@cirma.org.gt cirma@cirma.org.gt] Website: Historical Archive Website #2: Center for Mesoamerican Research Website #3: Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA)


 * The Historical Archive has as its main purpose to protect part of the country's historical memory through the rescue, organization, conservation and dissemination of documentary archives. The materials come from non-governmental institutions and private collections and are presented in different formats (paper, digital, microfilm, audio and video). These archives, some unique and others little known, enrich the national historical legacy and offer different points of view of Guatemalan society over time. Its collections, some of which are recognized as the nation's cultural heritage, date from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on the contemporary period starting in 1944. It currently houses 135 collections made up of more than eight million documents.

Belize Branch Libraries
Leo Bradley Library Princess Margaret Drive PO Box 287 Belize City Telephone: (501) 223-4248 Email: [mailto:leobradleylibrary@gmail.com leobradleylibrary@gmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:nls@btl.net nls@btl.net] Website: Leo Bradley Library Website #2: Leo Bradley Library Website #3: Leo Bradley Library

Port Loyola Public Library Central American Blvd Belize City Telephone: (501) 227-3401 Email: [mailto:port_loyola_library2002@yahoo.co.uk port_loyola_library2002@yahoo.co.uk] Website: Port Loyola Public Library

San Pedro Public Library Barrier Reef Drive San Pedro Town Telephone: (501) 206-2028/206-3564 Email: [mailto:sanpedrolibrary@hotmail.com sanpedrolibrary@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:sptlibrary@hotmail.com sptlibrary@hotmail.com] Email #3: [mailto:sanpedroambergrislib@bnlsis.org sanpedroambergrislib@bnlsis.org] Website: San Pedro Public Library Website #2: San Pedro Public Library Website #3: San Pedro Public Library Website #4: San Pedro Public Library

Turton Library Center 156 North Front Street Belize City (501) 227-3401 Email: [mailto:nationalcollection35@gmail.com nationalcollection35@gmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:bznatlib@yahoo.com bznatlib@yahoo.com] Website: Turton Library Center Website #2: Turton Library Center

Cayo Branch Libraries
Belmopan Branch Library Mot Mot Lane Belmopan Telephone: (501) 802-0492 Email: [mailto:nls@btl.net nls@btl.net] Website: Belmopan Branch Library Website #2: Belmopan Public Library Website #3: Belmopan Public Library

Benque Viejo Library BRC Street Benque Viejo Del Carmen Telephone: (501) 803-2294 Email: [mailto:benquelibrary@yahoo.com benquelibrary@yahoo.com] Website: Benque Viejo Library Website #2: Benque Viejo Public Library Website #3: Benque Viejo del Carmen Public Library

National Heritage Library Mountain View Blvd Belmopan City Telephone: (501) 822-0397 Email: [mailto:belize.nhl@gmail.com belize.nhl@gmail.com] Website: National Library Website #2: National Heritage Library (scroll down) Website #3: National Heritage Library

San Ignacio Public Library Riverside Street San Ignacio Town Telephone: (501) 804-0459 Email: [mailto:sanignaciolib@bnlsis.org sanignaciolib@bnlsis.org] Website: San Ignacio Public Library Website #2: San Ignacio Public Library Website #3: San Ignacio Public Library

Santa Elena Branch Library Carmen St. San Ignacio Website: Santa Elena Branch Library Website #2: Santa Elena Branch Library Website #3: Santa Elena Public Library

Stann Creek Branch Libraries
Allan Arthurs Branch Library Yam Street Dangriga Town Telephone: (501) 502-0208 Email: [mailto:allanarthurs@yahoo.com allanarthurs@yahoo.com] Website: Allan Arthurs Public Library

Ignacia Cacho Branch Library 21 Srs. of the Holy Family Avenue Dangriga Town Telephone: (5010 502-3268 Email: [mailto:ignaciacacho@yahoo.com ignaciacacho@yahoo.com] Website: Ignacia Cacho Branch Library Website #2: Ignacia Cacho Public Library Website #3: Ignacia Cacho Library

Independence Public Library Independence Website: Independence Public Library

Belize Branch Libraries, Cayo Branch Libraries, and Stann Creek Branch Libraries are all part of the National Library Service of Belize.

University of Belize Library
The University of Belize Library consists of four libraries: Faculty of Management and Social Science library in Belize City, Toledo (now Punta Gorda) Campus Library, Central Farm Library and the Central Campus in Belmopan. The library also serves as a reference desk, wireless hotspot, holding area, photocopying and scanning area, lost and found, and binding station.

Central Campus Hummingbird Avenue Belmopan Telephone: (501) 822-1000/822-3680 ext 451 Website: Central Campus Website #2: University of Belize Library

Central Farm Library Mile 65 George Price Highway Central Farm Telephone: (501) 824-3775 Website: Central Farm Website #2: Central Farm Library (scroll down)

Faculty of Management and Social Science Library University Drive West Landivar P.O. Box 990 Belize City Telephone: (501) 223-2733 Website: Management & Social Sciences Website #2: Faculty of Management and Social Science Library (scroll down)

Punta Gorda Campus Library Jose Maria Nunez St. Punta Gorda Telephone: (501) 702-2720 Website: Punta Gorda Website #2: Toledo Campus Library (scroll down)

For a list of libraries in Belize, go to List of libraries in Belize in Wikipedia.

Museums
Ambergris Museum Island Plaza San Pedro Ambergris Caye Telephone: (501) 628-5150 Website: Ambergris Museum


 * Ambergris Museum's mission is preserve the history of the area, from ancient Maya village through today, a quiet fishing village and tourist town.

Belize Archaeology Museum Mountain View Boulevard Belmopan Telephone: (501) 822-2106 Website: Belize Archaeology Museum


 * The Belize Archaeology Museum, often referred to as the Belmopan Museum, is a national museum in Belmopan, Belize. It features exhibits of Mayan archaeological discoveries and explores some 3000 years of Mayan history.

Corozal Museum 129 South End Corozal Town Telephone: (501) 402-3314 Website: Corozal Museum


 * Called 'A Window to the Past,' the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as indentured servants working on the sugar plantations, but also features traditional items from other ethnic groups.

Goldson House 82 Orange St Belmopan Telephone: (501) 822-2613 Email: [mailto:thegoldsonhouse@gmail.com thegoldsonhouse@gmail.com] Website: The Goldson House for Democracy and Patriotism Website #2: The Goldson House for Democracy and Patriotism


 * The Goldson House for Democracy and Patriotism was inaugurated in September 2015. Its purpose is to serve as a museum and learning center to highlight and examine the life and contributions of Belizean National Hero, Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson.

Gulisi Garifuna Museum Hummingbird Hwy Dangriga Telephone: (501) 542-2700 Email: [mailto:gulisimuseum@yahoo.com gulisimuseum@yahoo.com] Website: Gulisi Garifuna Museum Website #2: Gulisi Garifuna Museum Website #3: Gulisi Garifuna Museum


 * The museum offers a full multimedia experience for the visitor. You will learn the origins of the Garifuna people, their history and customs. You will be able to hear the beating of the drums, see a full sized working garden of traditional plants and herbs, and experience the traditional dancing.

Luba Garifuna Museum 4202 Fern Ln Belize City Telephone: (501) 202-4331 Email: [mailto:emericayetano@yahoo.com emericayetano@yahoo.com] Website: Luba Garifuna Museum


 * Once you go past the residential gate, you’ll be taken aback by the spacious ground floor display rooms, filled with Garífuna history, cooking utensils, arts and crafts, photographs, books, and traditional clothing.

Maritime Museum 19 Albert St Swing Bridge Marine Terminal Belize City Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395 Website: Maritime Museum Website #2: Maritime Museum


 * Along with the adjacent Coastal Zone museum, their mission is to educate visitors about Belize's seafaring and shipbuilding history through a series of old documents, model boats, paintings and other displays. The Coastal Zone museum explores coral reef ecology in Belize.

Museum of Belize 8 Gabourel Lane Central Bank Compound 5 Eve St Belize City Telephone: (501) 822-2106/223-1395/223-4524 Email: [mailto:museumofbelize@gmail.com museumofbelize@gmail.com] Website: Museum of Belize Website #2: Museum of Belize


 * The transformed Museum of Belize provides visitors with a historical roadmap into Belize’s vibrant past while retaining mementos of the building’s former residents.

Old Belize Museum Western Hwy Mile 5 Belize City Telephone: (501) 222-4129 Email: [mailto:info@oldbelize.com info@oldbelize.com] Website: Old Belize Museum


 * Take a walk through Belize’s fascinating and historical culture from the old world of the Maya to the coastal villages of former pirates on the quest for mahogany, to the current blend cultures that have created the mixing pot society of modern Belize. The museum contains several recreated worlds from various highlights of Belize’s history, complete with facades of buildings built to scale and model humans and props situated to make you feel like you are literally walking through Belize’s past.

The Windows Of Belize Museum #156 North Front Street Belize City Telephone: (501) 670-1029/227-3401 Email: [mailto:windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com windowsofbelize.museum@gmail.com] Website: The Windows Of Belize Museum


 * The mission of Windows Of Belize is to encourage students, tourists, and all Belizeans to foster an appreciation of our cultural heritage and learn the ways of the Belizean changing cultural practices and lifestyles.

For a list of museums in Belize, go to List of museums in Belize in Wikipedia.