KCHR has a well-stocked library and resource centre with a specialised collection of books on Kerala history and society.

Working Hours :  9.30 AM to 5.30 PM Monday to Saturday (except second Saturdays and public holidays).

Access              :  Restricted to Members.

Membership Fee:

Indian Nationals
Annual Membership	Rs. 300
Student Membership	Rs. 150
Life Membership	Rs. 3000
Indian Institutions
Annual Membership	Rs. 500
Life Membership	Rs. 5000
Foreign Nationals
Annual Membership	US $ 30
Life Membership	US $ 100
Foreign Institutions
Annual Membership	US $ 100
Life Membership	US $ 1000

Facilities Available to Members

• Workspace
• Photocopying at discount rates

Library Collections

A. Books and Journals

Social science theory and methodology
World History
Indian History/ South Indian History
Kerala History

B. Primary source materials

Gazetteers
Manuals
Administrative Reports
Census of India Reports

C. Local History Archives

Biography
Family History
Village History
Institutional History
Oral Traditions (Proverbs, Local Humour and Riddles)

D. Digital Documents

	Barrister G.P. Pillai                  Documents (26 CDs)
	Correspondence with eminent persons
	Personal Correspondence
	Malayali and Ezhava Memorials & related documents
	Diaries of G.P. Pillai
	Certificates, citations etc.
	Articles published in newspapers and journals.
	Editorials in Madras Standard
	Unpublished writings
	Printed books of G.P. Pillai
	Writings on G.P. Pillai
	Malayalam Proverbs (81,000 entries)
	Malabar Manual, William Logan
	Aarnos Pathiri (Biographical Documentary)
	Photo Gallery
	Vaniyamkulam Panchayath Vijnaneeyam
	Census of India, 1991 Series-I
	Administration of Justice in Ancient India,  K.S. Srikantan
	Articles, Lectures & Interviews of eminent historians