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{{Infobox library<br />
| name = Sivagurunathan Tamil Library<br />
| image = Sivagurunathan library7.jpg<br />
| caption = Sivagurunathan Tamil Library<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| type = <br />
| established = 1959<br />
| location = [[Kumbakonam]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.957183790653248|79.36355456101029}}<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Sivagurunathan Tamil Library''' is a private library located at [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It has more than 25,000 books.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The foundation stone for this library was laid on 21 May 1958 by Prof. Dr.A.Chidambaranathan Chettiar and was declared open by [[P. T. Rajan]] on 9 January 1959. Celebration on its collection of 10,000 and 12th anniversary was held on 23 May 1971.<ref name="sivalib">Sivagurunathan Senthamil Nool Nilayam, Kumbakonam, 1971</ref> Its golden jubilee was held in February 2010.<ref>[http://www.dinamani.com/edition_trichy/article1019598.ece (நாளை சிவகுருநாதன் செந்தமிழ் நூல் நிலைய பொன் விழா), Golden Jubilee of Sivagurunathan Library], ''[[Dinamani]]'', Tamil Daily, February 26, 2010</ref><br />
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== Collections ==<br />
The first catalogue of the library has 5,000 books on 44 subjects including [[Puranas]], [[Shastra]], [[Religion]], [[Music]], [[History]], [[Sangam literature]], [[Tirumurai]], [[Translation]], [[Mathematics]], [[Iconography]], [[Epigraphy]], [[Autobiography]], [[Tamil language]], literature, grammar, linguistics, [[Shaivism]], [[Vaishnavism]] and [[Mahabharata]]. It has also annexures.<ref name="sivalib"/><br />
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The second catalogue of the library has the list containing 5,000 books on [[Politics]], [[Science]], [[Agriculture]], [[Islam]], [[Christianity]], [[Drama]] and [[Novel]].<ref name="sivalib"/><br />
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== Available facilities ==<br />
Two catalogues on Miscellaneous books, two catalogues on newspapers and magazines and one catalogue about English books are found. Information pertaining to the year of the work is found in the catalogue. The readers who opt to come and visit the library can get two books at a time. Necessary facilities are available for reading and taking notes. The library functions, except Thursdays, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.mojostreet.com/place/library/sivagurunathan-tamil-library-darasuram-kumbakonam-tamil-nadu-india-thanjavur-825869 Mojostreet, Sivagurunathan Tamil Library]<br />
* [http://in.map8p.com/getting-to/sivagurunathan-tamil-library--nanayakara-st-kumbakonam-tamil-nadu-nanayakara-street-darasuram-kumbakonam-tamil-nadu-india Map8p, Sivagurunathan Tamil Library]<br />
* [http://in.wowcity.com/gpid/115212841284113688586/sivagurunathan-tamil-library.htm Wowcity, Sivagurunathan Tamil Library]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries established in 1959]]</div>Sadique