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{{short description|Agricultural research library}}
{{short description|Agricultural research library}}
{{redirect|National Agricultural Library|another library|Egyptian National Agricultural Library}}
{{Organization
{{Infobox library
|OrganizationName=United States National Agricultural Library  
| library_name        = U.S. National Agricultural Library
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
| library_logo        = [[Image:US-NationalAgriculturalLibrary-Logo.svg|100px]]
|Mission=The National Agricultural Library serves as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States, providing access to a vast collection of agricultural literature and digital resources. Its mission is to facilitate the creation of agricultural knowledge by acquiring, curating, and disseminating information to solve agricultural challenges.
| type                = [[National library]]
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
| ref_legal_mandate  = Organic Act (May 15, 1862)<ref name="fusione" />
|Employees=100
| location            = [[Beltsville, Maryland]]
|Budget=
| service_area        = [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]]
|Website=https://www.nal.usda.gov/
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|1|23|N|76|55|17.5|W|display=inline,title}}
|Services=Information Services; Digital Collections; Special Collections; Research Support
| established        = {{Start date and age|1862}}
|ParentOrganization=Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
| num_branches        = 1 ([[Washington, D.C.]])
|CreationLegislation=Organic Act of 1862
| collection_size    = {{circa| {{Format price|4000000}}}}<ref name="nalgen" />
|Regulations=
| annual_circulation  =  
|HeadquartersLocation=39.031944, -76.917222
| pop_served          =  
|HeadquartersAddress=10301 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705
| budget              = {{circa| {{US$|{{Format price|30000000}}|link=yes}}}} ([[Fiscal year|FY]] 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=USDA |title=USDA FY 25 Budget Summary |url=https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-usda-budget-summary.pdf |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref>
| director            = Paul M. Wester Jr.<ref>[http://www.nal.usda.gov/key.php Key NAL Personnel and Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123060426/http://www.nal.usda.gov/key.php |date=2012-01-23 }}. National Agricultural Library website. Retrieved on 2015-10-31.</ref>
| num_employees      = 215<ref name="nalgen">[http://nal.usda.gov/about/Learn_about_NAL.pdf Learn About NAL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204190956/http://nal.usda.gov/about/Learn_about_NAL.pdf |date=2008-12-04 }}. June 2008. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.</ref>
| parent_organization = [[United States Department of Agriculture]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.nal.usda.gov/}}
}}
}}


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