The central library and faculty libraries contain approximately 400,000 books, bound periodicals and reports in Arts, Education, Humanities, Law, Management and Commerce, medicine, Pure Science and Social Sciences. The library also adds 5000 to 6000 materials to its stock every year. The library has received depository status recently from International Monetary Fund for its publications and communications. Except Sri Lanka and Rare collections books are available on open access for reference and for borrowing purposes.

The books are bought especially on recommendations of the academic staff. The university library also receives very valuable donations from intellectuals and scholars of both local and international repute. ( Also see the History of the Collection).  

These comprehensive collections consists of ready reference materials such as Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias, Yearbooks, Handbooks, Directories, Almanacs etc. and important textbooks, past questions papers and special collections.