Draft:Central Library, Vadodara
| Central Library | |
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| 22°11′02″N 73°07′25″E / 22.184°N 73.1237°E | |
| Location | Bank of Baroda Road, Mandavi, 390006, India |
| Type | Membership library |
| Branches | 1 |
| Collection | |
| Size | c. 290,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Members | c. 8000 |
Central Library, also known as Madhyavarti Pustakalay, is a public library situated in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It was built up by Sayajirao Gaekwad III and is now managed by the Directorate of libraries, Government of Gujarat.
History
Central Library was established in 1910.[1][2] Originally, it was a part of personal library of Sayajirao Gaekwad III,[3] located in Laxmi Vilas Palace which was later transferred to the present building Infront of Sarkarwada, Mandvi.[4] Books from the Palace Library and the personal collection of Sampatrao Gaekwad were added to its collection.
Building
The library building was designed by William Alanson Borden[5] along with Sir Edward Lutyens,[6] based on the design of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C..[7] It's a four storyed building made up of various materials such as wooden beams, bricks, cement, steel, mica, Belgian glass and copper.[7]
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See also
References
- ^ W. Noblit, George; T. Pink, William (6 Jan 2017). Second International Handbook of Urban Education (First ed.). USA: Springer. p. 380. ISBN 9783319403151. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Bhatt, Rakesh Kumar (January 1995). History and Development of Libraries in India (1st ed.). New Delhi: Mittal Publications. ISBN 8170995825.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II,Administration. Baroda: G. H. Desai. 1923. p. 349. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "વડોદરા : આ છે 111 વર્ષ જૂની રાજ્યની સૌથી વિશાળ લાઇબ્રેરી, જાણો એનો ગૌરવંતો ઈતિહાસ". gujarati.news18.com. News18-Gujarati. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Baroda Central Library". History of Vadodara. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Jadav, Natvar. "ગુજરાતનુ સૌથી મોટું પુસ્તકાલય – ગ્રંથાલય: મધ્યવર્તી પુસ્તકાલયસેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા". Technical Helps. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b "સેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા – ગુજરાતનું સૌથી મોટું ગ્રંથાલય". UlkaNews. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
Further reading
- Adam, Yamey (15 Aug 2018). TRAVELS THROUGH GUJARAT, DAMAN, AND DIU. p. 230. ISBN 9780244407988. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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