

............One of the functions of the Institute of Sindhology has been to guide, assist and facilitate the local as well as foreign scholars in their research projects concerning various aspects of Sindh, particularly Sindhi language, literature, art, culture, history, anthropology, sociology, ethnology and ethnography of various ethnic groups of Sindh. For this purpose Research and reference library has been established by collecting and preserving the significant and important books, manuscripts and historical documents. It is one of the finest and the largest modern library in Pakistan with the most modern facilities available in our country. Efforts are being made to make it one of the most well equipped and the best libraries on Sindh in the sub-continent.
.......... This Research library consisting of two buildings: one is old wing and other is extension wing; old building has 2 large Air-conditioned halls for books/ manuscripts and a reading room, and the new double storeyed building (extension wing) has 3 large halls on ground floor and two small on first floor.
The Library has following Sections:-
1) Main Books Section
More than 90,000 books are available in this Section in Sindhi, Urdu, English, Punjabi, Siraiki, Balochi, Brahvi, Hindi, Arabic and Persian languages.
2) Book Corners
This library has vast collection of personal libraries of various prominent personalities. The collection has been displayed in the shape of Book Corners in the name of respective prominent personalities. The list of Book Corners is as under:
• Mr. Ghulam Raza Bhutto
• Kazi Abdul Khalique “Morai”
• Mr. Muhammad Ismail Ursani
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