Organization of the State Central Library
This Library is systematically organized in to the following sections:
| 1. | Technical Section |
| 2. | Circulation Section (Books & Periodicals) |
| 3. | English Section |
| 4. | Malayalam Section |
| 5. | Tamil / Hindi / Sanskrit / Section |
| 6. | Reference Section |
| 7. | Childrens’ Section |
| 8. | Binding Section |
| 9. | Reprographic Section |
| 10. | Closed Reference Section |
| 11. | Member’s Reading Room (For A & B Member’s only) |
| 12 | General Reading Room (For C & D Member’s & Non Member’s) |
| 13 | Cash Section |
| 14 | Administrative Office |
| 15 | Internet Browsing Centre |
| 16 | Kerala Gazette Section |
| 17 | Multimedia Section |
| 18 | Digital Library |
| 19 | British Library Collection |
| 20 | Revenue Recovery Section |
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Administration
The administration of the State Central Library is vested with the State Librarian, who is the Head of the Department. There is an Advisory Committee in the Library. Two Deputy State Librarians assist the State Librarian in Library, academic and the Administrative Assistant to the State Librarian assist the State Librarian in the Administrative, Accounts and Audit matters.
Library Collection
Books
The library has a total collection of 455274 documents in different languages such as English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit in various disciplines.
Journals
The library subscribes 25 dailies and 225 journals including foreign journals.
Language wise details.
| Dailies | Journals | |
| English | 8 | 99 |
| Malayalam | 14 | 76 |
| Tamil | 3 | 14 |
| Hindi | 0 | 4 |
| Childrens’ Journals | ||
| English | 19 | |
| Malayalam | 13 | |
Apart from this the library is receiving several periodicals as gift from individuals and institutions.