This library was opened on the 13th of Rajab 1413 AH (January 7, 1993). On the day of its opening, the library had 23,340 printed books and 2,400 manuscripts. Currently, the library has over 100,000 printed and lithographed books, of which 90,000 volumes have been cataloged. Also, about 12,000 manuscripts in different languages and local dialects have been cataloged.