The Ohef Sholom Temple Library was established in 1965 primarily as a service to the Temple membership and the Religious School. It also serves members of other congregations, teachers & students of area schools & colleges and the Hampton Roads community at large. The collection contains over five thousand volumes, making it the largest Judaic book collection in Hampton Roads. It has been designated the official Judaic Resource Library for the Hampton Roads Area by the Norfolk Public Library and has been the recipient of the Award of Merit from the Jewish Book Council of America.