1EROMOSELE, Osas GeorgeALLI, Oluawtosin OlaoreOLOYEDE, Najeeb BoluwatifeABDULRASAQ, Olanrewaju MutalibALIYU, Mahmud2025-04-172025-04-172020https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15147This study examines the disaster preparedness and security measures of collections in Kwara State University Library. This study aims to identify the kinds of disaster that can affect both the library and its collection, identify strategies adopted to prevent the library from disaster, identify collections that are highly prone to disaster. A survey research method was adopted for this study. The total population for the study was twenty (21). Of the population, total enumeration sampling technique was used to select 15 library staff. These comprise of library portal, library assistant, library officer, librarians, clerical staffs, systems analyst and library secretary. The instrument used for the collection of data for this research were questionnaire. The total number of the questionnaire administered were 15 and the 15 copies were filled and retrieved. The questionnaire retrieved were used for statistical analysis. Frequency tables and simple percentage were the main statistical tools used in analyzing the result. The result of the analysis shows that the types of disaster that can affect both the library and its collections are; flood, biological agents (microorganisms or insects), earthquakes, man made disaster, fire, water. Some recommendations were made to help prevent the library from disaster and management of security, some of the recommendations are: the library should employ well-trained security guards that can fight all forms of disaster, Detective gadgets should be provided in the library. Keywords: .enDisaster preparednesssecurity practiceslibrary collectionsuniversity libraryKwara State University