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The paperexplores different types of security layers, information security issuesin libraries. The paper discusses on different types of Information security threats like unauthorised access, data privacy, Phishing Attacks, Network security issues, malware attacks etc..that are encountered by the selected engineering college libraries in the state of Telangana.The data collected from 330 respondents from select engineering college libraries. The study highlight the critical need for strategic information security practices tailored to the unique environment of libraries.The Prominent security measures adopted by the libraries was Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) 212 (64.24%), Bio-Metric 71 (21.32%), Bio-Metric Face Recognition 34 (10.30%), CCTV 13 (3.94%) to identify the library users.The other Prominent Information Security problems encountered by the libraries was Data Privacy 114 (34.55%), Un Authorised Access 103 (31.21%), Network Security Issues 85 (26%), Phishing Attacks 88 (27%), Access Control 105 (32%) problems faced by the users in the libraries. There is a need for regular update of security protocol and continuous training programs for all the stakeholders like library users, staff members to create awareness and strategic management to safeguard information security in the libraries.