Maulana Azad Library
The Maulana Azad Library is the central library of Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, India. It is the largest university library in Asia. The seven-storey building is surrounded by 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) of lawns and gardens. It has about 1,500,000 books. It celebrated its 50th anniversary on 7 December 2010.
| Maulana Azad Library | |
|---|---|
| Location | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
| Type | Central University Library |
| Established | 1960 (formally in 1877 as Lytton Library) |
| Branches | 110 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1.8 million volumes |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 60565 |
| Population served | 28,000 students; 1,342 Faculty, 5,610 non-teaching staff |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 23.37 Million Rupees |
| Website | https://www.amu.ac.in/malibrary/ |
It got a donation of about 5000 books which were the personal collection of Kaifi Azmi.
Prof Nishat Fatima serves as the current university librarian of the library.
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