At the ground floor of the university building is the main library comprising of one section, which is situated at Kampala University main Campus Ggaba.

It has a seating capacity of One hundred users, over 32,000 print volumes, over 500 journal titles, and over 900 dissertations. It has 20 computers all linked to the Internet. The Wireless Internet coverage is also available in the Library, enabling students and staff with wireless devices to access the internet while in the Library.

Kampala University has four other branches and they all have libraries. We have a branch at mutundwe nursing school, Masaka branch, Jinja branch and Luweero branch. Kampala University is affiliated with The East African University, a Kenyan Institution, whose Campus is located in Kitengela, Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles), by road, southeast of Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya, and the largest City in that country. Professor Badru Kateregga, the Vice Chancellor of Kampala University, also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of TEAU. All campuses are connected to the centralised E-resources located at the main campus in relation to hardcopies.