diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1bc0c9242..9e6cc67d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 AppStore/screenshots
 CoreKiwix.xcframework
 *.zim
+!Tests/TestResources/test_small.zim
 
 # Xcode
 #
diff --git a/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.h b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4186d783d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmark.h
+//  Kiwix
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface LibBookmark : NSObject
+
+@property std::string zimID_c;
+@property std::string url_c;
+@property std::string title_c;
+
+- (nonnull instancetype) init: (nonnull NSURL *) url inZIM: (nonnull NSUUID *) zimFileID withTitle: (nonnull NSString *) title;
+
+//- (const kiwix::Bookmark&) bridged;
+- (kiwix::Book) book;
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
+
+@end
diff --git a/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.mm b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb59d9cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmark.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmark.m
+//  Kiwix
+
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
+#include "kiwix/bookmark.h"
+#include "kiwix/book.h"
+#include "zim/archive.h"
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import "LibBookmark.h"
+#import "ZimFileService.h"
+
+@interface LibBookmark()
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSURL *_Nonnull url;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSUUID *_Nonnull zimFileID;
+@end
+
+@implementation LibBookmark
+
+- (instancetype) init: (NSURL *) url inZIM: (NSUUID *) zimFileID withTitle: (nonnull NSString *) title{
+    self = [super init];
+    if (self) {
+        self.url = url;
+        self.zimFileID = zimFileID;
+        self.zimID_c = [[[zimFileID UUIDString] lowercaseString] cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+        self.url_c = [url fileSystemRepresentation];
+        self.title_c = [title cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (kiwix::Book) book {
+    return [ZimFileService.sharedInstance getBookBy: self.zimFileID];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarks.swift b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarks.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e636d887d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarks.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmarks.swift
+//  Kiwix
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct LibBookmarks {
+
+    static let shared = LibBookmarks()
+    private let bridge = LibBookmarksBridge()
+
+    private init() {}
+
+    func isBookmarked(url: URL) -> Bool {
+        guard let zimID = UUID(fromZimURL: url) else { return false }
+        return bridge.__isBookmarked(url, inZIM: zimID)
+    }
+
+    func addBookmark(_ bookmark: LibBookmark) {
+        bridge.__add(bookmark)
+    }
+
+    func removeBookmark(_ bookmark: LibBookmark) {
+        bridge.__remove(bookmark)
+    }
+}
+
+extension LibBookmark {
+    convenience init?(withUrl url: URL, withTitle title: String) {
+        guard let zimFileID = UUID(fromZimURL: url) else { return nil }
+        self.init(url, inZIM: zimFileID, withTitle: title)
+    }
+}
+
+extension UUID {
+    init?(fromZimURL url: URL) {
+        guard let uuid = UUID(uuidString: url.host ?? "") else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        self = uuid
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.h b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ddacce74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmarksBridge.h
+//  Kiwix
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import "kiwix/library.h"
+#import "kiwix/bookmark.h"
+#import "LibBookmark.h"
+
+@interface LibBookmarksBridge : NSObject
+
+- (nonnull instancetype) init;
+- (BOOL) isBookmarked: (nonnull NSURL *) url inZIM: (nonnull NSUUID *) zimFileID NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
+- (void) add: (nonnull LibBookmark *) bookmark NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
+- (void) remove: (nonnull LibBookmark *) bookmark NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.mm b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..564a7ee6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Model/LibBookmarks/LibBookmarksBridge.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmarksBridge.mm
+//  Kiwix
+
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
+#include "kiwix/library.h"
+#include "kiwix/bookmark.h"
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+#import "LibBookmarksBridge.h"
+
+# pragma mark - Private properties
+@interface LibBookmarksBridge ()
+
+@property kiwix::LibraryPtr library;
+
+@end
+
+
+# pragma mark - Implementation
+
+@implementation LibBookmarksBridge
+
+- (instancetype _Nonnull)init {
+    self = [super init];
+    if (self) {
+        self.library = kiwix::Library::create();
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (BOOL) isBookmarked: (nonnull NSURL *) url inZIM: (nonnull NSUUID *) zimFileID {
+    std::string url_c = [url fileSystemRepresentation];
+    std::string fileID_c = [[[zimFileID UUIDString] lowercaseString] cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    const std::vector<kiwix::Bookmark> bookmarks = self.library->getBookmarks(true);
+    for (kiwix::Bookmark bookmark: bookmarks) {
+        if (bookmark.getUrl() == url_c && bookmark.getBookId() == fileID_c) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+- (void) add: (LibBookmark *) bookmark {
+    kiwix::Book book = [bookmark book];
+    self.library->addBook(book);
+    kiwix::Bookmark bridgedBookmark = kiwix::Bookmark(book, bookmark.url_c, bookmark.title_c);
+    self.library->addBookmark(bridgedBookmark);
+}
+
+- (void) remove: (LibBookmark *) bookmark {
+    self.library->removeBookmark(bookmark.zimID_c, bookmark.url_c);
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.h b/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.h
index 6658c9b68..7c82a4daa 100644
--- a/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.h
+++ b/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import "ZimFileMetaData.h"
+#import "kiwix/book.h"
 
 @interface ZimFileService : NSObject
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 - (void)close:(NSUUID *_Nonnull)zimFileID NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
 - (NSArray *_Nonnull)getReaderIdentifiers NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
 - (nonnull void *) getArchives;
+- (kiwix::Book) getBookBy: (nonnull NSUUID*) fileZimID NS_REFINED_FOR_SWIFT;
 
 # pragma mark - Metadata
 
diff --git a/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.mm b/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.mm
index 7d30a801b..b08c9f165 100644
--- a/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.mm
+++ b/Model/ZimFileService/ZimFileService.mm
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ + (ZimFileMetaData *)getMetaDataWithFileURL:(NSURL *)url {
     return metaData;
 }
 
+- (kiwix::Book) getBookBy:(nonnull NSUUID *) fileZimID {
+    kiwix::Book book = kiwix::Book();
+    try {
+        NSURL *fileURL = [ZimFileService.sharedInstance getFileURL: fileZimID];
+        book.update(zim::Archive([fileURL fileSystemRepresentation]));
+    } catch (std::exception e) { }
+    return book;
+}
+
+
 # pragma mark - URL Handling
 
 - (NSURL *)getFileURL:(NSUUID *)zimFileID {
diff --git a/Support/Kiwix-Bridging-Header.h b/Support/Kiwix-Bridging-Header.h
index c88c6a4b3..19575bca4 100644
--- a/Support/Kiwix-Bridging-Header.h
+++ b/Support/Kiwix-Bridging-Header.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #import "ZimFileMetaData.h"
 #import "SearchOperation.h"
 #import "SearchResult.h"
+#import "LibBookMarksBridge.h"
+#import "LibBookmark.h"
 
 
 NS_INLINE NSException * _Nullable objCTryBlock(void(^_Nonnull tryBlock)(void)) {
diff --git a/Tests/LibBookmarkTests.swift b/Tests/LibBookmarkTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e4fd0eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibBookmarkTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+//  LibBookmarkTests.swift
+//  UnitTests
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import Kiwix
+
+final class LibBookmarkTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private let testZimURL: URL = Bundle(for: LibBookmarkTests.self).url(forResource: "test_small", withExtension: "zim")!
+    private let testTitle: String = "Dionysius of Halicarnassus On Literary Composition"
+    private let bookmarkURL = URL(string: "kiwix://FF7D59DE-0FD8-F486-09FA-C57904646707/A/Dionysius%20of%20Halicarnassus%20On%20Literary%20Composition.50212.html")!
+
+    func testIfZimFileExists() throws {
+        XCTAssertNotNil(testZimURL)
+    }
+
+    func testAddingBookmark() {
+        let fileURLData = ZimFileService.getFileURLBookmarkData(for: testZimURL)!
+        try! ZimFileService.shared.open(fileURLBookmark: fileURLData)
+        let bookmarks = LibBookmarks.shared
+        XCTAssertFalse(bookmarks.isBookmarked(url: bookmarkURL))
+
+        let bookmark = LibBookmark(withUrl: bookmarkURL, withTitle: testTitle)!
+        bookmarks.addBookmark(bookmark)
+        
+        XCTAssertTrue(bookmarks.isBookmarked(url: bookmarkURL))
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Tests/TestResources/test_small.zim b/Tests/TestResources/test_small.zim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6706fb8a
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