Library of State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi

The Library of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP Library) is a premier specialized research library in Karachi, focusing on economics, banking, finance, and monetary policy. Established in 1949 to support the central bank's core functions, it has evolved into one of the country's most critical information resource centers for economists, policymakers, researchers, and banking professionals.

Originally housed in the historic Victorian-style bank building on I. I. Chundrigar Road (which now serves as the Supreme Court Registry Office), the library underwent several relocations before moving to its current location. Today, it operates from the state-of-the-art Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Building within the SBP Head Office premises. The library houses an extensive collection of books, academic journals, government publications, statistical reports, and historical documents. Beyond commerce and finance, its repository extends to information technology, law, statistics, and management sciences. Modernized and web-accessible, the library utilizes the Library Online 2.0 integrated management platform and provides eligible users with access to premium global digital databases, electronic journals, and reference materials.

Beyond its research utility, the SBP Library serves as the institutional memory of Pakistan's financial history, preserving documents that track the evolution of the nation's banking sector and monetary policy. Designed for serious academic work, the facility offers modern reading areas and specialized reference services to SBP employees, registered researchers, and members of the financial community in accordance with the bank's strict access policies.