Institution

The Library of the Willingdon College was established in 1919 with kind donation of books received from Shrimant Sir Gangadharrao alis Balasaheb Ganesh Patwardhan, Chief of Miraj( Senior). This Library was donated by Sir Patwardhan in memory of his late wife II Shrimant Soubhagyavati Umabaisaheb Patwardhan II. This collection includes 4797 books. The college started purchasing of books from 20.7.1923.

The details of the Library Collection are as described below:

*1 ) Donated Collections :*
1	Sangli State Library	4623
2	Late H.H.Sir Chintamanrao Patwardhans Personal Library	4955
3	Dr.G.V.Tagare Collection	726
4	Dr.K.v.Apte Collection	1359
5	Shri Uttambhai Kalyanji Shah Collection.. Sangli	125
6	Shri P.alias Nana G.Joshi Collection, Mumbai	780
( The collections of books mentioned at Nos. 1, 2, and 3 include many rare books, some of which are published before 1900. These collections also include State gazetteers of British period and entire works of Shankaracharya, Tolstoy, Dickens, Scott ,Flaubert and Shakespeare etc.
*2) Books Purchased :*
1	Books purchased under Senior College Budget	76276
2	Books purchased under U.G.C. Book Bank scheme	7335
3	Books purchased out of rotary club Grant'	80
4	Books purchased out of Student's Aid Fund	975
5	Senior College Text Books	2263
*3) Bound Volumes of Periodicals*		*5803*
*The Total collection in the Library is*		1,100,97
(The Library provides references service to the staff members of the college and students besides the library provides reference service to research scholars teachers and students of the colleges in the Sangli District.)