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	5 days
	1 Back issue of periodical	3 days
Faculties	10 books	30 days
Visiting Faculties	2 books	10 days
Staff	5 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.

Library Science Courses :

The Vidyapeeth is known for promoting regional language as a medium of instruction. The Library Science courses run by the statutory universities of Maharashtra are in English medium. Nowhere was there any provision of teaching through Marathi medium; and hence the Vidyapeeth decided to introduce a graduate course in Library and Information Science in 1984.

This decision of the Vidyapeeth was quite consistent with the declared policy of the State Government i.e. ‘promotion of the regional language’. Since then the Library Science School is getting growing response from the urban and the rural Maharashtra.

The past students of this faculty are now working as library professionals in various academic, special and public libraries of India.

A master’s degree course in Library and Information Science has also been launched in the regional language from the academic year of 2002, as there was a pressing demand from the Library Science graduates of this Vidyapeeth.

One month's compulsory library training may be said to be a special feature of this course. It is expected from a student to acquire technical skills useful for managing a library. It also gives an opportunity for the librarian and the library science teachers to have an interaction with the student community.

The application of computer and communication technologies in the management of library and information system, would certainly modernize the present library scenario. For that purpose a systematic orientation to library science students is essential. Knowing this fact, the Vidyapeeth has already introduced the subject viz. ‘Information Technology Applications’ at B.Lib.I Sc. & M.Lib.I Sc. degree levels with special emphasis on practical. From acquisition to indexing and from storage to retrieval, information technology is stretching its hold. The Library school of the Vidyapeeth is trying its best to reflect the emergence of technology in its courses.

The library also plans to start an English medium course in B.Lib and I. Sc from June 2010.

Student’s Welfare :

Free ships and scholarships are provided to needy students from the backward classes as per the rules of the state Government.

Awards :

Students who top in their studies are endowed with the awards from the donations received by the Vidyapeeth.

Placement :

Blib.& Isc. being a job oriented course, temporary placements of the past students are done by the Vidyapeeth for the Library’s acquisition and cataloguing work. The temporary appointments the students in acquiring technical skills necessary for Library management .

Library and Information Science

* B.Lib. & I.Sc.

* M.Lib & I.Sc.

* M.Phil in Lib. & I.Sc.

* Ph.D.in Library Science.