The Arabian Gulf University Library supports the university community's academic resource needs. The library holds approximately 40.000 volumes, monographs, encyclopedias and dictionaries. The library provides access to 2 electronic databases. Library users can also access the World Wide Web at terminals in the library.
The library is organized into two separate libraries, one serving the students and faculty of the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences and, the other serving students and faculty from the Post-Graduate College. The Medical Library established in 1982. The Post-Graduate Library followed four years later with its opening in 1986. The medical collection consists of English language items whereas, the post-graduate collection comprises both English and Arabic materials. The library is located on the first floor of the university's Salmaniya Campus