Established in 1956 as a part of the programme adopted in the First Five Year Plan, this Library serves as the apex Public Library of West Bengal. It renders the following Services to its own clientele as well as to other Libraries of the state:

•	READING ROOM SERVICES
•	PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER SERVICE
•	LENDING SERVICES
•	SERVICES TO CHILDREN
•	SERVICES TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS
•	CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICES
•	REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERVICES
•	DOCUMENT COPY SUPPLY SERVICE
•	IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES UNDER THE MATCHING SCHEME OF STATE  GOVERNMENT AND RAJA ROMMOHAN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION.

This is a Library of special character. It reflects nineteenth century Bengal culture and heritage. This Library is very special for old journals and rare collections. It was established in 1859 by the famous Jamindar Raja Joykrishna Mukherjee. Government took the responsibility of this Library and converted it into a Government Institution in 1964. This Library renders the following services:

•	READING ROOM SERVICE
•	PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER SERVICE
•	SERVICE TO RESEARCH WORKERS
•	LENDING SERVICE
•	CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICE
•	SERVICE TO CHILDREN
•	SERVICE TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS
•	REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERVICE

Established in 1980, this Library serves as the Government District Library of Kolkata. It renders the following services to its clientele:

•	READING ROOM SERVICE
•	LENDING SERVICE
•	CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICE
•	SPECIAL SERVICE TO RESEARCHERS ON KOLKATA & URBAN STUDIES
•	SERVICE TO CHILDREN
•	PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER SERVICE
•	REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERVICE

 

Established in 1900 in the Princely State of Coochbehar, this Library is famous for its valuable and rare collections. This is the Government District Library of Coochbehar District. This Library renders the following services:

Other Government District Libraries such as, Taki Government District Library at Taki, North 24 Parganas, Deshbandhu District Library, Darjeeling, Barasat Government Library at Barasat, North 24 Parganas, Uttar Dinajpur District Library and 19 Government Sponsored District libraries at Howrah, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas, Bardhaman, Asansole, Durgapur, Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad render the following services:

•	READING ROOM SERVICE
•	LENDING SERVICE
•	CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICE
•	SERVICE TO CHILDREN
•	PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER SERVICE
•	REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERVICE

Town/Subdivisional Libraries are at the second tier of the district library system. These Libraries renders the following services:

•	READING ROOM SERVICE
•	LENDING SERVICE
•	CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICE
•	SERVICE TO CHILDREN
•	TEXT BOOK SERVICE
•	REFERENCE SERVICE

These Libraries are at the lowest tier of the library system of a District.These Libraries render the following services:

•	LENDING SERVICE
•	SERVICE TO CHILDREN
•	TEXT BOK AND CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICE
•	REFERENCE SERVICE
•	READING ROOM SERVICES

These centres have been established in Blocks. One centre is there in a Gram Panchayat where there is no Government or Government Sponsored Library. These centres are at the forming stage. These centres are to render the following services:

•	LENDING SERVICE
•	READING ROOM SERVICES
•	RENDERING OF SERVICE TO RURAL PEOPLE RELATED TO THEIR LIFE & LIVELIHOOD

•	CREATION OF DATABASE REGARDING LIBRARY SERVICE
•	BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTROL
•	ORGANISATION OF BOOK FAIR
•	ASSISTANCE TO NON-GOVERNMENT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
•	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATCHING SCHEME OF THE RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT