The library was started alongwith the establishment of the University in the year 1986. The library was established on 15th January, 1988. Initially It was housed in the Gandhi Memorial Hall. The University received a donation of Rs.51 lakhs from Dr. M.S.Patel Trust, Mumbai for the construction of the library building, hence the library is named as Shivabhai Umedbhai Patel Library. The state government had also sanctioned Rs. 25 lakhs. Overall Rs. 85,69,616 has been spent for the construction of the two storied library building. The total built up area of the building is 2486.41 sq. meter. The Rotary Patan City has also donated Rs. 11.50 lakhs for library furniture, reading cabinets and books.

Its annual budget for purchasing of books is Rupees 3,25,000 and for periodicals is Rupees 75000 (2003-2004) Total Rupees 86,18,168 has been spent for purchasing of the books. The library received the late Dr. B.J.Sandesara's personal library as a gratis. It contains about 3,500 books and some back volumes of literary and indological journals. The collection is very rich in the areas of Gujarati and Sanskrit literature, History, Culture Jainology and Indology. The library is also planning to build up a local history museum and Hemachandrachary a corner. Hemachandracharya was a versatile scholar and a great jainnologist of Patan (also known as Anhilwad Patan) who flourished in the 12th century. The documents are being classified according to D.D.C. and A.A.C.R.-II is followed for cataloguing.

The library provides all the traditional services like Reference, Bibliographical, Literature search, User, Education, Inter Library Loan, Photocopy, Audio Visual, Cyber Cafe- Internet, OPAC, Newspaper clipping, CAS, etc. Since last fifteen years the library is also organization weekly discussion group called 'Characha vartula' for students. It meets every Wednesday hence called as Budhavariyum. Average 25-30 students are regularly attending it and discussion on various subjects.

• Office Time: 10.30 A.M. - 6.10 P.M.

• Reading Hall: 8.00 A.M. To 10.00 P.M.

• Stack Room : 8.00 A.M. To 8.00 P.M.

• (2nd and 4th Saturday, Sunday and Holiday : 8.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.

• University's newsletter "UDEECHYA"

• Research journal "ANART"