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The Covid-19 Pandemic has resulted in extraordinary situations where global economies have been shut down using lockdown procedures to prevent the spread of this disease. Information has become the most valuable asset in the emerging world. Hence, information has become one of the major driving forces that lead a country towards sustainable development. So this study based upon the kinds of services provided by the academic libraries during and after the pandemic and the challenges faced by them. Also the studies discuss the measures taken to overcome the problems are examined and also the changes adapted by the libraries to manage the situation. The data was collected from the library staffs of University and College libraries of Kerala using Google form. The study shows that most of the academic libraries have started new online services and have been using social media new online software's to communicate with their users after this pandemic period. The results indicated that effective use of electronic resources requires library users possess skills to use the access equipment such as computers and Internet facilities. The findings further indicated that there is need for the library staff to create awareness of the available resources among library users.