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| library_name = Romain Rolland Library<br /><small>ரோமன் ரோலண்ட் நூலகம்</small><br />
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| image = Romain Rolland Library.jpg<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| type = [[Public Library]]<br />
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| established = 16 May 1827<ref>[http://www.pondytourism.in/iconics-innerpage.php?id=42&district=Puducherry&category=195 Pondy Tourism-Romain Rolland Library]. www.pondytourism.in/iconics-innerpage.php?id=42&district=Puducherry&category=195 retrieved on 2016-06-14.</ref> <br />
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| location = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]<br />
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| items_collected = [[Books]], [[Academic journal|Journals]], [[Magazines]], [[Braille]] Books, [[Manuscripts]] in French and English.<br />
| collection_size = 400,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romain Rolland Library - About us |url=https://libraries.py.gov.in/about-us |access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref><br />
| annual_circulation = 200,000<br />
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The '''Romain Rolland Library''', founded in 1827 as the '''Bibliothèque Publique''', is one of the oldest Libraries of [[India]] located in the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. In the year 1966 when the birth centenary of the Great French Scholar, Romain Rolland who was also a contemporary and a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated, the Library was renamed after him and ever since it is known as ‘Romain Rolland Library’.<ref>[http://www.art.puducherry.gov.in/romain-rolland-library.html Department of Arts-Romain Rolland Library]. www.art.puducherry.gov.in/romain-rolland-library.html retrieved on 2016-06-14.</ref><br />
[[File:Romain Rolland Library 2.jpg|thumb|Plaque]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://www.pondicherrymedia.com/romain-rolland-library/ Romain Rolland Library Photos & Address]<br />
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