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Connemara Public Library |
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Connemara Public Library was established in 1890 in Chennai city. It is the largest public library of the city of Chennai, which has enormous collection of books. The library also contains some of the century-old valuable books. Citizens of Chennai only are eligible to be the members of Connemara Public Library.
Connemara Public Library is a well-equipped library having huge collections of books, journals and newspapers. In Chennai the library was established in 1890. It is situated in the Pantheon Road of Egmore besides the Museum of Madras and Madras Art Gallery.
The Haileybury College of England sent around 100 books to the Government of Madras in 1861. These books were deposited to the museum of Madras by the government. The books remained there till 1890. At that time the governor of Madras was Lord Connemara. The library has been named after him. He anticipated the need of establishing a free public Library in Madras, which made him to lay the foundation of the Connemara Public Library in Chennai.
Valuable collections of Connemara Public Library
Connemara Public Library was part of a cultural complex. The library owns over 5 lakh books. The library is in the possession of some of the most
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valuable collections. These include:
- The 1608 edition of Bible
- 1801 edition of Plutarch’s Lives
- The 1881 Census of India
- Flora Indica by Burmanni
- A Voyage to Suratt in the years by Ovington
- A German copy of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
- Hourtus Indicus Malabaricus 12 Volumes by Rheed
- The Hebrew and Chaldean Lexicon to the Old Testament
- Besch’s "Grammar of the High Dialect of the Tamil Language"
Membership in Connemara Public Library
Any person above 17 years of age can be a member of the Connemara Public Library, provided he/she is a citizen of Chennai. A maximum of 6 books can be borrowed at a time by the reader at home against a deposit of 300 rupees. The books have to be returned to the library within 14 days. The library remains open on all days of the week except Sundays from 9.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. On Sundays the library can be accessed between 9.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Address of the Connemara Public library
Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-60008
Ph: 28193751
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