Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India laid down the Foundation stone of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda on 16th November 1954. The existing building of the Smt. Hansa Mehta Library (University Library) was designed with great foresight and a high level of structural marvels. The existing building of the Smt. Hansa Mehta Library (University Library) was designed with great foresight and a high level of structural marvels. The library is housed in a modular structure building having different sections. The total built up area of the Library is 80,025 sq. ft. The readers can enter from both the sides of the building and pass through the circulation counter to get into the Library’s Reading Room and stacks where the books are housed. The first floor of the building is the prime functional area. To have proximity and coordination among various sections, the service areas viz. Circulation section, Reading Room with Curricular collection, Reference Section and Journal Section are all on the Northern part of the building. Administrative wing and behind the curtain sections viz. Acquisition, Technical Processing Unit and Computer console are housed on the South portion of the building. Ground floor is used for books, bound journals collection and photocopying and cloakroom facilities for the readers. The mezzanine floor accommodates about 500 readers, books and in-house binding unit.