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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox library
| library_name = Desasevini Grameena Vayanasala
| library_logo =
| image = desasevivi.jpg
| caption = Desasevini Grameena Vayanasala in Puliyanam
| country = [[India]]
| location = [[Kerala]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Angamaly]], [[Puliyanam]]
| type = [[Public library]]
| established = 1947 CE (1736)
| items_collected = [[book]]s, [[Academic journal|journals]], [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[map]]s, [[Printmaking|prints]] and [[manuscript]]s
| collection_size = 12,200 books
| legal_deposit =
| req_to_access = Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection
}}
'''Desasevini Grameena Vayanasala''', established in 1947, is a grade A public [[library]] in [[Ernakulam District]] of [[Kerala]] State. The library serves as the most important information store and cultural centre of [[Puliyanam]] and has a collection of more than 12,000 [[book]]s on various subjects. Vayanasala has a separate children's group (Balavedi), a students' corner, and a [[Mahatma Gandhi]] corner. It has more than 300 reference books in various subjects.

==Administration==
Apart from revenues from members, the library runs with a [[government]] grant of Rs. 20000.00 for purchasing books in a fiscal year of April–March. Other allowances include the librarian allowance of Rs. 18000.00. The library also gets a yearly grant for Students corner, Balavedi (children's group) for buying books and making activities. Around 500 new books are added every year.

The library is housed in its own building made in 1996 with financial and physical help of people around [[Puliyanam]]. This new building includes a big reading hall and library. As per the culture of [[Kerala]] most people will use reading room for varies dailies and weeklies. Library has more than 1500 active members. Two librarians are working here with two modes of operation. Apart from regular library coming members, the library has a home delivery service, known as Lady books, for women issuing project (vanitha pusthaka vitharana padhadi) newly started by Kerala State Library Council. Vayanasala completed its diamond jubilee of service. [[Satchidanandan|Pro. K. Sachidanandan]] inaugurated the library's jubilee celebration on 4 November 2007. [[M. Leelavathy|Dr.M leelavathy]] & [[N. K. Desam]] were presented its inaugural function. V T memorial speech and issuing of V T award was conducted at that time. It is Kerala's first local library which has its own library management software built by committee members 2004–07.

==Organizing committee==
The organizing committee of the library is composed of eleven executive members who serve for four years.

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year || President|| Secretary
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
|2007-13 ||E S Narayanan ||V Vinod Kumar
|-
|2004-07 ||M P Kuriakose ||S Sujith
|-
|2002-04 ||M P Kuriakose || Sankara Narayan
|-
|1998-02 ||M P Kuriakose|| K N Vijayan
|}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071107024556/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/04/stories/2007110460210300.htm]

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[[Category:Public libraries in India]]
[[Category:Libraries in Kerala]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Library buildings completed in 1996]]
[[Category:Libraries in Ernakulam]]

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