History
Officially, the library was launched in 1971. Its initial holdings incorporated 6,500 volumes of the Belarusian Catholic Mission in England Library (established in 1948, since 1958 — Bibliotheca Alboruthena). The initial holdings included the collection of the Belarusian Catholic Mission and the books of three Belarusian Greek Catholic priests — Ceslaus Sipovich, Leo Haroshka and Alexander Nadson.
The library has organised several international seminars and conferences in Belarusian studies.
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