The National Library of Jordan is the legal deposit and copyright library of Jordan.^[1] It was founded in 1977.^[2]

• 1977: Establishing the Directorate of Libraries and National Documents.^[3]
• 1990: The Directorate of Libraries and National Documents was replaced by two new entities:

• Department of the National Library.
• Documentation Center

• 1994: Both the department of the National Library and Documentation Center were merged to be a separate department connected to the Minister of Culture under the name the Department of the National Library.

• National intellectual product promotion and preservation.
• Collecting intellectual product mainly related to the National Jordanian Heritage. Other intellectual product area of interest: Arab World, Arabic & Islamic civilization, and Human Heritage in general.
• Preserving documents from different public institutions, documents relevant to Jordan in addition to private documents.
• Providing depository services.
• Issuing the Jordanian National Bibliography.
• Publishing and facilitating material related to libraries' work.
• Coordinating the work of public libraries.
• Allowing access to researchers.
• Mutual lending with other national, regional & international libraries.
• Organizing different cultural events.
• Exchanging & gifting materials.
• Cooperation with international entities in relation to library services.^[4]