A library is an integral part of an institution without which college education is unthinkable. So greater emphasis is laid on a library, well equipped with books and periodicals to open up vistas of ever-widening domain of knowledge in different spheres to the students. The Noth Gauhati College Library is no different from other college libraries. Its mission and objectives are to inspire the students to enter into the storehouse of knowledge and wisdom, which is provided books and other resources on different topics. The college library aims to provide mainly books and journals related to their courses, reference books on Science and Arts informative books for diffusing knowledge on rapidly advancing world to enable the students to keep abreast of fast changing world. Another aim of the library as visualized is to cater to the interested scholars and researchers rare preserved books to delve into the sea of further knowledge.
The College was started in 1962 by a handful of visionary young people with the help and co-operation of the people in general and North Gauhati in particular. It was the culminating effect of aspirations of the people for development of higher education in the locality. In 1962, the College set up with public donations and needless to say with about five thousand books donated by generous public, the College library, the essential part of college education was established.
Since then from its humble beginning the library is growing to its present stage. At present more than24000 books on diverse subject, a good number of periodicals and many more e- resources. The books, Periodicals and E-resources in which the library is housed was possible thanks to the generous help of Dr. Sri Mon Mohan Singh – A Rajya Sabha M. P. From Assam and the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India who donated from M.P’s fund about 10 lakh of rupees for the construction of the building.
