HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY IN THE KINGDOM OF XIV (The second half of the 19th century - the beginning of the 20th century) - This methodological guide is intended for students and professors of the library-information activity, and can be widely used in the teaching of library science and book history. It covers social and political processes in the Khiva Khanate at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the cultural environment in the Khiva Khanate, the development of library work in the Khiva Khanate, lithographic works and manuscripts created in the Khiva Khanate at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.