The Role of the Museum Library

Objective – Libraries and museums operate on the basis of the same program assumptions, as their role is to collect, store and preserve and disseminate collections. Conclusions – The article presents the principles of organization and activity of the museum library in the context of history and changing principles of the functioning of special libraries, as well as similarities in the program assumptions of libraries and museums on the example of the National Museum in Kielce. The article is an attempt to look at how the role has changed over the decades, but also at the function of a museum library in the local space and how its readership and public perception have changed.