The main building houses a variety of valuable materials, including special collections from private holdings, ancient documents, materials related to the earthquake disasters, and materials from international organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union.
Additionally, some bibliographies and images are also available digitally.

• Collections
• Tohoku University Digital Archives (ToUDA)
• The Great East Japan Earthquake Collection
• UN/EU Materials
• READERS Materials

Collection Type

National Treasures	Our university owns two national treasures: the Ruiju Kokushi and the Shiki.
List of Major Special Collections Introduction to Major Special Collections Commentaries on the Materials	This collection includes books collected privately by Kano Kokichi, Doi Bansui, Wundt, Seckel, and other former professors of our university.
List of ancient documents (provisional version)	Documents of the Date family of Tome, documents of various families of Sendai, letters related to the Boshin War, and other various ancient documents and records.
Online Catalog of the Saito Yonosuke Family Materials	Online catalog of materials from the Saito Yonosuke family in Maeyachi, Kawanami-cho, Monou-gun, Miyagi Prefecture.
Natume Soseki LIBRARY	Natsume Soseki's former book collection and autographed materials, the Soseki Library, informations related to Natsume Soseki and etc.
Large collections	A collection of foreign books purchased with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's special large collection budget.

Exhibitions

The Main Library hosts permanent and special exhibitions from time to time, displaying valuable books and materials.

• Special Exhibitions
• Permanent Exhibitions
• Summary of the main building's exhibitions in 2022 (togetter)

ToUDA is Tohoku University's digital archive. It provides online access to digitized cultural and academic resources held by Tohoku University.
Rare and classical materials held by the Tohoku University Main Library are also available through the two websites below.

Main Library Collection

The Derge Edition of the Tibetan Tripitaka

We are collecting and preserving materials related to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, in order to learn from the experiences gained from the disaster and to pass them on to future generations.
Physical materials, such as books, magazines, CDs and DVDs may only be used within the library.

Types of earthquake-related materials

• Survey reports, recovery and reconstruction plans, etc.
• Free papers, mini-magazines, flyers, etc.
• Flyers and materials from events, seminars, consultations, etc.
• Records of various activities (volunteer records, evacuation centers news, etc.)
• School newsletters, bulletins, public relations magazines, etc.
• Collections of essays, personal experiences, memoirs and etc, created by individuals or groups.
• Magazines, newspapers, etc.

The Great East Japan Earthquake Collection Online version

You can view digital academic documents, flyers, pamphlets, etc. related to the Great East Japan Earthquake that have been approved for publication online.

Tohoku University Library has been designated as a United Nations Depository Library since July 1965, and as an EDC (European Documentation Center) and an EU Information Centre (European Info = EUi) since September 1983.

One of the methods of language learning is extensive reading. By reading a lot of English and getting lots of input, you will increase your knowledge and fluency, and your English will improve without you even realizing it. This is a section of books for extensive reading that you can use until you become an advanced learner.