Guilin Library of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was founded in 1909 (Xuantongyuan year of Qing Dynasty). At that time, Li Hanfen, a scholar promotion ambassador from Guangxi, was allowed to build a library in Guilin and entrusted it to the Guangxi Education Association. President Tang Zhongyuan and Chen Zhiwei proposed fund-raising, and Li Hanfen took the lead in donating 500 taels of silver, which was given to the students who passed the examination, and won silver 16 170 taels. Building in the southeast corner of Jingjiang Wangcheng (now Guangxi Normal University) in Guilin. Receive books collected by official bookstores in Guangxi and excellent normal colleges, as well as books donated by bookstores in Shanghai and officials inside and outside the province. It was completed and opened in February of 19 1 1 year, with a collection of 3,447 kinds,17,000 volumes. It's called Guangxi Library. Tang Zhongyuan, the first honorary supervisor, was transferred to Gong Jianqing, the curator of the museum.

During the 40 years before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the political situation was unstable, wars continued, and the development of the museum industry was slow. The name of the museum was changed several times, and it passed through Cang Sang. 19 19 was called the second normal university library of Guangxi province, 1928 was called the first library of Guangxi province, and 1937 was called the government library of Guangxi province. 1June, 940 was called Guilin Library, Guangxi Province. During the Anti-Japanese War, Guilin, as the rear area, gathered scholars and celebrities from various provinces, and its cultural publishing was very active. The library has also become an important place for the collection and utilization of books and documents, with a collection of more than 300,000 volumes, which is second to none in southwest provinces with its "rich collection of books and perfect equipment". 1944, Guilin fell, and some of its books were transferred to Zhaoping County, Guangxi. The building and other books were destroyed by the war disaster, and there were more than 70,000 books left after the robbery, including Guangxi local historical documents and Guilin publications during the Anti-Japanese War. 1946 After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the building was rebuilt in the old site and completed and opened in September of the same year.