The Nassau Public Library

1 The Nassau Public Library was originally a jail or a “gaol” The old jail cells now house books, documents, and historical Arawak artifacts.

2 This library is the first building to be constructed in Parliament Square, it was constructed as a jail in 1797 and then repurposed into a library in 1879.

3 It is the largest and oldest library in The Bahamas

4 The library has a unique octagon shape, which makes it the only octagonal historic building in The Bahamas.