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{{Infobox library<br />
| library_name = Eloor Lending Library Ernakulam<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| location = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| type = Privately owned public library<br />
| established = 1979<br />
| num_branches = 5<br />
| items_collected = [[book]]s, [[Academic journal|journals]], [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[map]]s, [[Printmaking|prints]]<br />
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| website = http://www.eloorlibraries.in/<br />
| req_to_access = Membership required<br />
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'''Eloor Lending Library''' is a chain of privately owned public libraries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wikitrend.org/india-innovative-public-libraries-are-thriving|title = Trends &#124; in India, innovative public libraries are thriving &#124; WikiTrends}}</ref> The first branch was established in 1979 by P Luiz John on Press Club Road, Kochi. Apart from the original location, there are two other active branches in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Aparna |date=2024-03-16 |title=Thiruvananthapuram: Will this good-old library turn a new page, regain lost charm? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2024/Mar/16/thiruvananthapuram-will-this-good-old-library-turn-a-new-page-regain-lost-charm |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kader |first=Fathima Abdul |date=2023-04-11 |title=Eloor Libraries: Inside A Kochi Mainstay That Stays True To Its Old-World Essence |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/eloor-libraries-inside-a-kochi-mainstay-that-stays-true-to-its-old-world-essence |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref><br />
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This library is different from other conventional [[Lending library|lending libraries]], as they charge 10% of the cost of book as reading fee from members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eloorlibraries.in/membership.html|title = Eloor Libraries : For Love of Good Books!}}</ref><br />
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==Branches==<br />
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* [[Trivandrum]] (1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eloorlibraries.in/history.html|title = Eloor Libraries : For Love of Good Books!}}</ref><br />
* [[Bangalore]] (1988)<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Public libraries in India]]<br />
[[Category:Libraries in Ernakulam]]<br />
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