Libraries in Baku

Mirzə Ələkbər Sabir adına Mərkəzi Şəhər Kitabxanası) was opened in March 1919 according to the decision of the Department of culture and education of the Union of Azerbaijani Consumer Society, adopted in 1918.

Respublika Gözdənəlillər Kitabxanası) was established in 1981 according to the decree of the Presidium of the Central Administration of the Society of the Blind of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated May 23, 1980, No.

[11] The Scientific library of Baku State University was opened in 1919 on the initiative of the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

[12] According to the order of the Council of People's Commissars, in 1920–1922, books from various departments and organizations were transferred to the library.

[14] In 1925, at the meeting of the Central Council of the "Society for the study and research of Azerbaijan", it was decided to merge the Scientific Library and the Bibliographic Bureau.

[14] By the decree of the President of Azerbaijan dated January 4, 2003 "On the status of the National Academy of Sciences", paragraph 54 of article 5, the Central Scientific Library received the status of a scientific institution.

The library was founded with the support of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey[16] In 2000, a coordination center was established for the exchange of official documents, books, etc.