In 2000, the library was awarded the Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation Award for the best state central library in India in recognition of its outstanding contribution to meritorious services rendered in the spread of knowledge and gearing up of library movement in the city of Bengaluru in particular and in the state of Karnataka in general.
In 2000, the library was recognized for its outstanding contributions to promoting knowledge and advancing the library movement in Bengaluru and Karnataka.