[1] UST's academic library was founded on July 24, 1605, which makes it 6 years older than the university itself.

[3] The UST Central Library adopted its current name in 2008 in honor of Miguel de Benavides.

It is named after Antonio Vivencio del Rosario, a former secretary general of the university (1854-1866).

The heritage library collections include La Guerra Judaica (1492) by Josephus Flavius, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (1543) of Nicolaus Copernicus, Doctrina Christiana (1593), and the first edition printed copies of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo of José Rizal.

[7][8] In collaboration with Unionbank, the library was able to conserve, digitize, and publish the university collections.