The Hippocampus Children's Library and Experience Centre was set up in 2003 for the sole purpose of giving children in the community access to an incredible variety of books - with the aim to promote reading for joy. The ever-increasing collection of books, the friendly and informed staff, and a welcoming space, are what give Hippocampus a unique position amongst children's libraries. The library hosts over 17,000 books spread across 53 genres. The collection is curated to address children from toddlers to young adults. Reading here is supported by storytelling, author/illustrator interactions, and book-themed events.
To instil joy of reading among children by providing access to a vast collection of books, organising fun events and activities that connect them back to books, organising author, illustrator interaction and by conducting storytelling and read-aloud sessions.
Online public access catalogue provides search facility to locate books and other materials available in the library.
The Hippocampus library uses pdf and other known formats to store e resources. Digital library is equipped with systems to access E-journals & E-books.
The library has online access to the journals published by DELNET, NList, JGATE and NDL. IP based intranet access for online journals are provided within the campus and Digital Library