TOP 10 LIBRARIES IN INDIA

It is the largest library in the country by volume and India's library of public record
It was established in the year 1836
It houses 26,41,615 books along with other periodicals, maps, manuscripts etc
It is spread in an area of 30-acres
It was opened to public on February 1, 1953

It was started as a UNESCO project in the year 1951 by the Govt. of India
It is the busiest Public Library in South Asia
It has a collection of about 18 lakh books in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi & other Indian Languages- almost all subjects are represented in its collection
The Library is also the 4th recipient library under the provision of Delivery of Books & Newspaper (Public Libraries) Act 1954

It is housed within the campus of Thanjavur Palace and had started as a royal library for the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur
It has a rare collection of palm leaf manuscript in various regional languages of India
It came under the possession of the state of Tamil Nadu in the year 1918
In the year 1998, the library installed computers to computerise library activities
The library preserves all the manuscripts in the form of microfilms

It was inaugurated on September 15, 2010
The total built up area of this centralised air-conditioned library is 3.75 lakh sq. ft., which encompasses ground and eight floors
It has a collection of 5 lakh books
It also has a Braille section to cater to the needs of the blind readers
It has a huge Conference Hall that can facilitate 150 members

It was established on September 15, 1832 by Vice Roy Dom Manuel de Portugal e Castro as 'Publica Livraria.'
The status of Library was raised to that of a National Library on February 15, 1897
It has more than 1.8 lakh books in different languages
The total pre-liberation collection is over 40,000 volumes

It is the University Library of M S University of Baroda
It was established on May 1, 1950
The total built up area of the Library is 80,025 sq. ft
It has a single largest Reading Room of 10,600 sq. ft. which can accommodate about 1100 readers at a time
It has an impressive collection of rare books that include books as old as those dated back to sixteenth century
Approximately 3,500 books are preserved in this precious collection, which comprises some noteworthy titles, which are out of Print

It was established in the year 1896
It is one of the four National Depository Libraries, which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India
It serves as a depository library for the UN

It was established in the year 1829 A.D
It has a total collection of 3,67,243 documents in different languages such as English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit in various disciplines
The library subscribes to 27 dailies and 215 journals including foreign journals

It has an impressive collection of 5,01,861 books
It also has a collection of about 17,000 rare and valuable manuscripts dating back to 5th and 6th centuries

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