The Library of the State University of Zanzibar was first established in 1979 as the library of the Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages (IKFL). Following the establishment of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) under the Act No. 8 of 1999 of the Zanzibar House of Representatives and officially commenced to operate in 2002, the former IKFL library was phased out and became the State University of Zanzibar Library (SUZA Library).

Currently, the Library is widened and spread its branches in Schools and Institute campuses as follows: the main library (Tunguu main campus), School of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages – SKFL (Nkrumah campus), School of Health and Medical Sciences (Mbweni campus), School of Business (Chwaka campus), Institute of Tourism (Maruhubi campus) , School of Agriculture ( Kizimbani Campus), School of Computing and Communication  Media  and in Pemba Island there is Benjamin William Mkapa library which is located at Mchangamdogo in Wete District. 

The Library collections cover the major disciplines such as  natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, computer sciences, education, health and medicine, business, accountancy, procurement, tourism, agriculture  and economic. The collection amounts about more than 50,000 books in both the main library and other branches in general.

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