This paper is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the past of the town of Daruvar and its origins. Also, the development of the Daruvar public library and reading room throughout history, also the emergence of reading rooms in the city, which could have been the predecessor of today's Library, has been discussed. Furthermore, attention was drawn to the Central library for the Czech national minority in the Republic of Croatia, which is part of the library, and is important due to the presence of the Czech national minority in the Daruvar area. The second part of the paper focuses on the reports on the work of the Library and deals with statistical data from 2009 to 2019 with an emphasis on the acquisition of library fund, cultural events and the number of visits and enrolled members. In order to present the work of the Central library for the Czech national minority in the Republic of Croatia, the procurement of library fund was analyzed and the cooperation with libraries and other institutions in the mentioned period was described. The aim of this paper is to gain insight into the establishment and historical development of the Daruvar public library and reading room on the basis of relevant historical sources, but also to analyze the situation in the Library in the last ten years in more detail.