University of Ghana Balme Library

Established in 1948 the Balme Library is the main library of the University of Ghana. In addition to the Balme Library, there are other libraries in the various Schools, Institutes, Departments, Halls of Residence and the Accra City Campus which form the University of Ghana Library System.
The central location of the Balme Library, its facilities and the scope of the coverage of the collection make it a very important and vital part of academic life on campus. The collection which consists of both electronic and print resources provides essential background reading for the courses taught.
The Library provides excellent facilities and products. Products include reference materials, text books, journal databases, study carrels, library instruction. Facilities include the 24 hr reading room, Research Commons (RC), Knowledge Commons (KC), printing and binding services, photocopy services and a networked environment with computers.
The Library is dynamic and continues to adapt to changing technologies and patron information needs. Library management and staff are committed to serving the University community.

University of Ghana Balme Library Hours

Balme Library
Semester Time :
Monday – Friday	9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday	8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday	2:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Inter-Semester Break :
Monday – Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday	8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Accra City Campus Library
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
College of Agric & Consumer Sciences Library
Semester Time :
Monday-Friday	8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Inter-Semester Break :
Monday – Friday	8:30 am – 5:00 pm
College of Health Sciences Library
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Faculty of Law Library
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Institute of African Studies (IAS) Library
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR) Library
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Population and Social Science Library (PSSL)
Monday-Friday	9:00 am – 4:30 pm
University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) Library
Semester Time :
Monday-Friday	8:30 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday	8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Inter-Semester Break :
Monday – Friday	8:30 am – 12:30 pm	1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

University of Ghana Balme Library Arabic Library

The Arabic Library

The Arabic library collection was established in 1966 and re-organised in 1971. The collection consists mainly of works in Arabic scripts irrespective of their subject content.
The major source of the Arabic collection is through donors and some few recommended books from the Arabic Department. Currently, the Arabic collection is about 5,000 to 6,000 books and 500 manuscripts. The Arabic manuscripts collection was a project carried out by Institute of African Studies in the 1950’s and 60’s to collect Arabic manuscripts on the history of Arabic language in Ghana and other areas in West Africa. Themes which are dealt with in the documents include Islamic law, theology and philosophy, Arabic language and poetry.
Like other materials in the library, the titles are available in the UGCat (online catalogue) but in a transliterated form. Translations of works in Arabic are placed in the main library except the Qurans which are kept in the Arabic Library.
The Arabic Library is patronized mainly by undergraduate and post graduate Arabic language students admitted by the University of Ghana and external researchers. The library is located on the ground floor close to the main entrance.