The Nalanda Central Library was established on 26th October 1984 to meet the academic and information needs of students, teachers, and research scholars. It is housed in a spacious building with a seating capacity of over 500 users.

The collection includes 193,814 printed books, e-books, 6,047 back volumes of Indian and foreign scholarly journals, and 2,239 Ph.D. theses (1,907 hard copy, 332 soft copy).

The library uses KOHA (24.11.03), an open-source Library Management Software (LMS), integrated with an RFID surveillance system for in-house operations. The Web OPAC provides access to print resources and e-resources.

An electronic user entry register (IP: 172.16.30.249:8000) is linked with Koha’s latest module. University Publications are showcased using open-source software, offering real-time statistics on publications per year, top contributors, funding agencies, and citations. The entry register also tracks footfall in the library.

The library has a dedicated portal called GGV E-Library linked via Web OPAC. This one-window system gives access to e-books, e-journals, and e-databases. All resources are accessible across the campus, while off-campus access requires user registration through the GGV E-Library.

Within the library, there are 142 personal computers across three Internet Labs offering free internet and Wi-Fi.