Library

 Just as a man cannot live without a heart, so also an academic institution cannot thrive or flourish without a good library of its own. This is a well-known fact. Having realized this fact, the enlightened management of L.B.S. College started the library in the year 1967. The library Reading Room was named as Narayandas laxmandas Devi

  Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Arts, Science & Commerce has an excellent library for the benefit of students, faculties and researchers. As one of the best established libraries according to national standards, the College Library has a large collection of books covering various branches of Science, Commerce and Humanities and its related fields. The library is nearly six decades old. The library is well protected with fire alarms. The college subscribed to a wide range of e-Resource, Journals and Periodicals in all the areas of Science, Commerce and Humanities.

Vision:

• • To promote the use of resources to help the users for achieve their educational and professional goals.

Mission:

• • To serve the changing needs and requirements of staff and students towards reading, study and research.

Objectives:

• • To acquire, organize and update the library collection to support teaching-learning process.
  • To encourage students to read beyond the requirements of the curriculum.
  • To provide instruction and assistance in the effective use of learning resources/services
  • To work with faculty in integrating information skills, knowledge of information sources, and the use of technology in accessing information needed to strengthen their instruction, research and extension programmes.

Library Building:

The library is located at the ground floor  of the ‘A’ building.The general library with an issue/return counter, IT Zone (e- library), Institutional Digital Repository, Reprographic Facility and OPAC is housed in the ground floor, The Book Bank and reference section is at basement.

There are periodical section, Journals section, Net resource centre, Competitive examination section ,Question paper cell, Student Mark sheet section  and Separate Reading room for boys and girls

Library Working Hours

1. Working hours of library :-
   1. Monday to Friday          :     07:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.
   2. Saturday                          :     07:30 a.m. to 03:30 p.m.

2. Circulation Section :-
   1. Monday to Friday          :    09:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.
   2. Saturday                          :     09:30 a.m. to 03:30 p.m.

3. Reference & Periodical Section :-
   1. Monday to Friday          :    07:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.
   2. Saturday                          :    07:30 a.m. to 03:30 p.m.

4. Reading Room for Students –

1. 1. Monday to Friday         :     07:30 a.m. to 05:30 p.m.
   2. Saturday                         :      07:30 a.m. to 03:30 p.m.

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.”                                                               

                                                                                                                                            – Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007. American writer)