The National Library of Honduras is a public institution under the Secretariat of Culture, Arts, and Sports. Its mission is to collect, catalog, classify, preserve, and disseminate all documentary production published in the country and abroad. Its founding dates back to August 27, 1880, during the administration of Marco Aurelio Soto, through an agreement of February 11, with an assigned budget of one thousand pesos. Generation after generation of compatriots have grown and developed intellectually within the solid walls of knowledge that sustain the institution. It was founded on August 27, 1880, during the administration of Marco Aurelio Soto, by agreement of February 11, with an assigned budget of one thousand pesos. The Library Director stated, "The name Juan Ramón Molina is the best that could have been chosen for the main reading center of the Central American country. (...)" He also announced the names that, from that moment on, will be borne by the different ...