About the Library
The library was started as Balmukund Sanskrit Mahavidyala in July 1948 and later on it merged as TILAK MAHARASHTRA VIDYAPEETH library in July 1969.

It is been considered as an integral part in the academic activities of the Vidyapeeth. The library has a collection of more than 70,000 books in subjects including Social Sciences, Sanskrit Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Indology, Ayurveda, Management, Biotechnology, Education, Library Science, and Engineering and provides services to all the courses of this Vidyapeeth.

It also has a rich collection of over 2000 manuscripts. It subscribes to over 100 periodicals. The library is equipped with INFLIBNET facilities. All the functions in the library are automated.

Library Layout
The library is located on two floors.

Working Hours
The library is open for 335 days a year.

Services
The library provides the following services:

Circulation
Each user is given 2 white cards for issue of books and 1 green card for back issue of periodical.

Current Awareness Service (CAS)
The CAS is accessible to the users through the Web Open Access Catalogue (OPAC) facility.

Reprographic service
The photocopying facilities are available in the library for the users from 8.30am to 7.00pm.

Display of new arrivals
The new arrivals are displayed in the open rack kept in the stack room.

Inter Library Loan (ILL)
The users can have an access to the ILL facility to many of the prestigious institutes and colleges in Pune.

Lending Facilities
Membership is provided to the students, staff and faculties of the TMV. Also other membership prevails with the prior permission of the librarian and at a minimal charge of Rs.750/- only.

Category	Entitlement	Period
Students	2 books	10 days
	Back issue of periodical	5 days
Faculties	5 books	30 days
	Back issue of periodical	5 days
Visiting Faculties	2 books	10 days
Staff	2 books	15 days
Other members	1 book	15 days

Collection and Resources
The library collection consists of books, back volumes of periodicals, e-journals, CD ROMs, Audio Cassettes which are in open access while the reference books are preserved in closed compact racks and made available only on request.

Books
Books are arranged according to colon classification scheme for easy access to the users. The users through the Web Opac facility can easily access the location and status of the books.

Display of new books
New books are displayed on every Monday for a period of 1 week in an open rack in the library and can be borrowed after the expiry period.

Reference book collections
Reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, rare, costly and also some out of print books, which have to be referred to only in the reading room.

Current Periodicals
The library subscribes to over 100 periodicals, which are bifurcated as journals and magazines and are arranged subjectwise. No current periodical or newspaper can be taken outside the library.

Back Volumes of Periodicals
The back volumes of periodicals are kept at the backside of the stack room and can be issued outside the library.

Rare Books and Manuscripts* Collection :

Rare books and manuscripts' collection may be said to be a special feature of this library. Well known Sanskrit's and learned professors have donated their personal collections to the library, with the faith that the books and manuscripts would certainly help in enhancing the knowledge of learners and researchers. Some of the important and noteworthy collections are mentioned below-

. Setu Madhavrao Pagdi Collection.

. Pandit Babrekar Shastri Manuscripts Collection.

. V.V.Gokhale Collection of Tibetan Manuscripts.

. Prof. C.G.Kashikar Collection.

. Prof. A.R.Kulkarni Collection.

. Kesari Collection.

. C.V.Mone Collection.

. P.R.Kelkar Collection.

* Alumni Meet Details