It was founded in Paris in 1928 by Boghos Nubar Pacha and is part of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).

[2] From 1928 to 1951, its management was entrusted to Aram Andonian, then secretary to the Armenian National Delegation in Paris.

[3] During the Second World War, despite Armenian reluctance, the Nazi authorities seized works from the library.

[8] This label enables the library to obtain funding from the Regional Council for the digitization of its collections.

[8] Between March 22 and July 11, 2021, the Library is partnering the exhibition “The Genocide of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire” at the Shoah Memorial, alongside the town of Drancy, France Télévisions, Toute l'Histoire, Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine, the Tebrotzassère school, the National Archives of Armenia and the Musée arménien de France.