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The thrust of this paper is to review the concepts of library, information and information needs of the disadvantaged groups in Nigerian society. This paper x-rays the different categories of disadvantaged people and their required information needs. It tries to bring to lime light the central roles of libraries in meeting the information needs of the various groups. The paper reveals that the provision of information needs of the physically challenged/disadvantaged groups by the library will improve their intellectual and social wellbeing and contribute to the economic and sustainable development of the nation. This paper also reveals the need of information for all and including the excluded. It concluded by recommending that the Government should make adequate provisions in its annual budgetary allocations for the library to procure enough and relevant resources that would meet the information needs of these groups of people. In addition, it recommended that donor agencies, philanthropic individuals, and non-governmental organizations should come to the aid of the physically challenged/disadvantaged groups by making donations towards meeting the information needs of the disadvantaged groups.