The University of Bahrain Library was established in 1986. It is constituted of one Central Library and special branch libraries:
- The Central Library, in Sakhir campus, serves the staff and students at the College of Arts, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering and College of Law.
- The Science & Information Technology Library, in Sakhir campus, serves the staff and students at the Colleges of Science and IT, and Applied Studies.
- The College of Health & Sports Sciences in Salmaniya Campus also has a dedicated library.
- The Bahrain Teachers College LRC holds a sizeable collection in the field of education.
The Library also subscribes to a number of electronic databases that include full-text journals, books and theses and dissertations. All these electronic resources are accessible to students and faculty from the digital library portal.