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With space for 50 readers to sit at a time, the Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya Central Library is located on the first floor of the college's main building. The library's collection of text and reference books has grown significantly, and its vast collection of over 21,000 volumes perfectly meets the diverse needs of students and teachers alike. Every year, a new batch of books is added to the collection. There is one Central Library and sixteen Seminar Libraries (also known as Departmental Libraries) in the P.C.M. Mahavidyalaya Library system. In addition to lending out books, the library offers a reading area for instructors and students, reprographic services when needed, access to e-learning materials, and a career advisory section with study guides for competitive exams. Additionally, the family of Prof. (Dr.) Purnendu Basu, the first vice-chancellor (academic) of the University of Calcutta, offered a small collection of old and rare books to it. Inside the library, efforts are made to preserve a serene and quiet study environment. The library offers its patrons free WiFi and open access. For security purposes, the library uses CCTV surveillance.

• Books: 21,000 +
• Printed journals
• E-books and E-journals (N-LIST)
• Magazines
• Career oriented resources
• Newspapers

• Library / Identity card is a must for all library transactions. Library cards are non-transferable.
• Members are allowed to use the reading room for reading purposes on submission of their reading cards.
• The members have open access to the library. So members have to keep their bags (excluding purses & mobile) at the baggage counter.
• Users should ensure that when browsing through books they replace the item from where it was taken, according to the shelf arrangement. Feel free to seek staff assistance for replacing the books.
• Users should avoid taking out several volumes of journals and books at any one moment.
• The library reading area should be used only for reference and consultation of resource materials.
• The Students may borrow books for 15 days and may renew the same for an additional 15 days.
• Loss of library cards should be reported immediately to the authority.
• Users should fully cooperate with the library staff. In case of any need they should meet the Librarian.
• Readers are liable to pay a fine and / or punishment if they misuse/damage any books or journals.
• Ex-students and Visitors can avail reading facility by obtaining special permission from the Principal of the college.
• Users are requested to maintain silence in the library.
• Usage of mobile phones is prohibited.
• The library is a no-smoking zone.
• Personal books are not allowed in the library.
• The Librarian may change any working days and hours if necessary.
• The persistent defaulters of various library rules will have their library services suspended.

Library provides membership to all students, faculty and staff members of the college. Library facilities are also available to ex-students of the college only after permission is granted by the Principal. Ex-students do not have the facility of borrowing books.

• Open Access: Readers can access the stack directly to select their required books.
• Lending Service: Library members can borrow books for home use.
• Reading Service: Students and teachers have separate reading places and they can use the library reading room during library hours.
• Reference & Information Service: The library provides reference and information services for study and research.
• Departmental Seminar Library: Honours students can borrow extra books from different departmental libraries.
• Computer and Internet Service: Students and teachers have separate computers and they can browse internet and download their required documents for study purpose.
• Current Awareness Service: The newly added book jackets are displayed, scanned, and mailed to the teachers.
• Reprography Service: Xerox and print facilities for library materials are available for students and teachers.
• Career Guidance Service: The library has separate collection (books and up-to-date magazines) for different competitive examinations and students can use it for reference purpose.
• Question paper repository: The user can access the previous year's university and college internal question papers from the college website.
• E-Books and E-Journals (N-LIST): Library members can access 6000+ e-journals and 31,35,000+ e-books using N-LIST user ID and password from college as well as outside.
• Web OPAC: Students can search library resources anytime via the library website from college as well as outside.

• Soumen Mondal
  Librarian
  soumen.mondal888@gmail.com
• Bijoy Bairagi
  Library peon
  bijoyb28@gmail.com
• Sarathi Hansda
  Library peon