Kosovo National Library was established in 1944, firstly located in Prizren, former Kosovo capital and later on it moved to Pristina. The Library experienced a lot of damage during the War of 1998/1999, when facilities were flooded.  After the War the Library was stage by stage reconstructed. Name of the Library was changed from “University Library” to National Library “Pjetër Bogdani”. Pjetër Bogdani lived in the 17^th Century and was a Catholic bishop of Shkodra (north Albania) and Skopje (current capital of FYROM) while having Kosovo under his authority. Bogdani as a priest and writer belongs to the most respected historic personalities of the Albanians because of his fight against Turkish Empire’s dominance. He died in Pristina at the end of the 17^th Century.

The biggest support in the reconstruction of the premises, digitalization of the books and acquisition of new books to the National Library was provided by the US Embassy in Pristina. In 2012, the Czech Republic through its Embassy in Pristina established a reader’s corner, for the blind and persons with partially impaired vision, and equipped it with IT technology.