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 rooms and the art gallery of the National Library: The Honduran reading room, the children's reading room, the portrait room, the Old Collection, and the art gallery will bear the names of the Honduran intellectuals Clementina Suárez, Antonio Ramón Vallejo, Rubén Berríos, Aníbal Cruz, and Ezequiel Padilla, while the Foreign and Reference Room was baptized after the Cuban poet José Martí.  (Honduras, s.f.)

The National Library of Honduras is a space dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating both national and international literary and documentary production. As a cultural and educational pillar, it fosters a love of reading and the preservation of Honduran bibliographic heritage, while promoting activities that enrich the learning and enjoyment of literature for all ages.

Mission: (Maldonado, n.d.)

To collect, catalog, classify, preserve, and disseminate the country's literary and documentary production for the benefit of users.

Vision:

To preserve documentation and expand the bibliographic collection through audiovisual projects such as audiobooks, documentaries, and photographs, promoting access to the National Library's materials.

. (Maldonado, s.f.)