National Central Library

The National Central Library is located near Central Command. The library itself is separated into Wings/Branches, where each branch has people working there, usually military librarians. The library is a massive database, even containing Dr. Tim Marcoh's research notes on forbidden Human Transmutation. However, the branch containing those notes is later burnt to the ground by Lust, who is trying to stop the Elric's research into Human transmutation, as to keep them away from knowing the truth (In the 2003 anime, Scar was also involved, and the fire was started during his battle with Lust and Gluttony). Unbeknown to her, however, is a young librarian who used to work there called Sciezka who has a photographic memory of all the wing's content. She explains to Edward and Alphonse that she was fired because of her love of reading. She also reveals that she had looked at Tim Marcoh's research notes, and by memory, copies all the information out. Afterwards, she is recruited by Maes Hughes into joining the Military librarians because of her useful photographic memory.

It is stated that the Central Military (and additionally, the Homunculi) have a strict censoring control over all the library wings here. Materials on the 5th Laboratory, Human Transmutation, Philosopher's Stones and Alkahestry are very limited, if present at all.