Central Library-

The College Library of Kulbhaskar Ashram Post Graduate College, Prayagraj is equipped to meet essential academic and intellectual needs of its users. It is spacious, user friendly. Open access system, reading rooms provide an atmosphere conducive to study. The college library is under CCTV surveillance.
It is well stocked and collection consists of more than 40,000 volumes of books. Collection is continuously updated with changes in curriculum. It subscribes many newspapers and magazines.
Library is connected to N-LIST (a programme of INFLIBNET) to provide remote access to users to huge number of e-resource. N-LIST through INFLIBNET provides access to 6000+ e-journals and 31,35,000+ e-books. Users can get their user ID and password to access the N-List resources from library. Library is Wi-Fi enabled for internet connectivity.
The Library is automated and the books are issued with the library Management software (LMS). Facility of Book Bank is also available for the students of SC/ST/OBC and for the students living below poverty line. The managing of library affairs headed by Dr Pramod Yadav

• Library Services:
• 1. Circulation- Book Issue/ Return/ Renewal
• 2. Reference Books
• 3. Periodicals- (Magazine, Journals, News papers)
• 4. New Arrivals
• 5. Reprography Services
• 6. OPAC
• 7. Book Bank
• 8. INFLIBNET- NLIST
• 9. E-Library
• 10. Career Guidance Services

Library Membership: The membership of the College Library is open for all the bonafide students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the College. The Library card is non-transferable.

The College Library is open six days a week (Monday to Saturday) at 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM except sunday and holidays declared by Government.

While entering the Library, the user has to show his/her valid Identity Card/Library card at the Entrance Gate Private books and personal belongings are not allowed inside the Library.

A user has to present College Identity Card and Library Card for the issuance of the desired book on loan. The period of loan is 15 days. The number of books issued to different category of members are as under.

At the time of issuance of a book before leaving the counter, the user must satisfy himself / herself that the book issued to him/her is in sound condition. If the book is damaged or torn out, the user should bring the same to the notice of the counter staff for getting another copy of the book, if available. At the time of return of the book, if any damage or injury to the book is noticed, the member shall be deemed responsible for the same and will be required to replace the book either of the same edition or the recent edition to the Library.

The user is responsible for the safe custody of all the books issued to him/her. In the event of loss of a book, the student is required to replace the book either of the same edition or the recent edition to the Library.

A student who loses or damages his/her Identity card shall make a written report to the Office of the College Library and he/ she will be issued a duplicate Identity Card after paying admissible fine. Member shall be held responsible for any misuse of lost or damaged Identity Card.
Reference Books, Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, Previous Year Question Papers and other reference materials kept in the College Library will not be issued to anyone under any circumstances. However, the user is allowed to consult them inside the College Library.

All the books issued on loan have to be returned by the users on or before the Due Date stamped on the Date Slip of the book. In case of late returning of the book, an Overdue Fine @ Rs. 1/- per day per book will be levied on the user.

OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue) is the tool for searching the collection of the Library. This provides facility to search and check the availability of the documents of your choice in the library. The documents could be searched by a number of access points viz. Title, Author, Subject, Publisher, Keywords, etc.

As the Library is a place for individual study, it is necessary to maintain quiet, calm and dignified atmosphere inside it in order to let all the users study without causing disturbance of any sort to the fellow users. Talking and discussion inside the Library are strictly prohibited.