Founded along with the Middle East Center by
Dr. Aziz S. Atiya in 1959, the prestigious Aziz S. Atiya Middle East Library is is recognized internationally as
a major center for research in Middle East studies.
The Middle East Library contains over 12,000 bound journal volumes, over 150,000 books in both Western languages and in the major languages of the Middle East, over 3,000 rare items and 13,371 manuscripts in microformats. The Middle East Library's holdings are a circulating collection, except for rare or specialized items.