To produce and compile the press clippings from editorial comments, articles and important news items from selected newspapers both in English and Nepali as an aid to reference and research work. In general there are about 10,000 books in Nepali, English, Hindi and other languages in the library. These books mainly cover a wide array of subjects like Political Science, History, Geography, Constitutions, Laws. Besides these, the collection also contains books on other general subjects. Books have been shelved subject-wise by following the Dewey Decimal System.
New books acquired by the library are regularly on display for a period of one week in the library.
During this period the new books are not issued. In addition there is a collection of reference books in a separate room in the library. The reference collection includes volumes of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Who is Who, Directories, Almanacs, Dictionaries, Constitutions of different countries, Law books, Statistical Fact Year books, and others. Reference books and other reference materials, such as maps and atlases, cannot be taken out of the library. Similarly, current periodicals and journals may be consulted only in the library.