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{{short description|Public library in Chennai, India}} | |||
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'''Connemara Public Library''' at [[Egmore]] in [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the four [[National Depository Centre|National Depository Libraries]] which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India. Established in 1896, the library is a repository of | '''The Connemara Public Library''' at [[Egmore]] in [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India, is one of the four [[National Depository Centre|National Depository Libraries]] which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India. Established in 1896, the library is a repository of century-old publications, wherein lie some of the most respected works and collections in the history of the country. It also serves as a depository library for the [[United Nations]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} It is located in the Government Museum Complex on Pantheon Road, [[Egmore]], which also houses the [[Government Museum, Chennai|Government Museum]] and the [[National Art Gallery, Chennai|National Art Gallery]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The library was as part of a cultural complex that grew in the grounds of what was once called The Pantheon. The entire complex now boasts buildings that reflect architectural unity, even while demonstrating the various stages of [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic]] development, from [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]]-[[Neo-Byzantine architecture|neo-Byzantine]] to Rajput [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] and Southern Hindu Deccani.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/heritage-building-at-connemara-library-undergoing-renovation/article29308940.ece|title=Heritage building at Connemara library undergoing renovation|last=Kanthimathi|first=L.|date=31 August 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 September 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | The library was as part of a cultural complex that grew in the grounds of what was once called The Pantheon. The entire complex now boasts buildings that reflect architectural unity, even while demonstrating the various stages of [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic]] development, from [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]]-[[Neo-Byzantine architecture|neo-Byzantine]] to Rajput [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] and Southern Hindu Deccani.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/heritage-building-at-connemara-library-undergoing-renovation/article29308940.ece|title=Heritage building at Connemara library undergoing renovation|last=Kanthimathi|first=L.|date=31 August 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 September 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
The new building, which was added to the library in 1973, has a vast collection of books, a much sought-after textbook section, a periodicals hall, a reference room, a video room, an entire floor for books from the [[languages of India|Indian languages]], a [[Braille]] Library and an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] study centre. Efforts are on to fully computerise the library database, which could ensure easy access to books. The library has a collection of over 600,000 books.{{ | The new building, which was added to the library in 1973, has a vast collection of books, a much sought-after textbook section, a periodicals hall, a reference room, a video room, an entire floor for books from the [[languages of India|Indian languages]], a [[Braille]] Library and an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] study centre. Efforts are on to fully computerise the library database, which could ensure easy access to books. The library has a collection of over 600,000 books.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} | ||
In 1981 the central government ordered that the library became one of the four national depository libraries.<ref>{{cite book |title=Librarianship and library science in India: an outline of historical perspectives |series=Concepts in communication informatics & librarianship |volume=60 |first=Mohamed |last=Taher |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |location=New Delhi |year=1994 |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qRLXDBX5KzkC |isbn=978-81-7022-524-9}}</ref> The library, however, is not a registered member of the [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA).<ref>{{cite journal | In 1981 the central government ordered that the library became one of the four national depository libraries.<ref>{{cite book |title=Librarianship and library science in India: an outline of historical perspectives |series=Concepts in communication informatics & librarianship |volume=60 |first=Mohamed |last=Taher |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |location=New Delhi |year=1994 |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qRLXDBX5KzkC |isbn=978-81-7022-524-9}}</ref> The library, however, is not a registered member of the [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA).<ref>{{cite journal | ||
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| url = https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Connemara+%28State+Central%29+Public+Library+%28Chennai,+India%29 | | url = https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Connemara+%28State+Central%29+Public+Library+%28Chennai,+India%29 | ||
| access-date = 28 June 2012}}</ref> The collection includes [[Book collecting|rare books]] including a 1608 [[Bible]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/this-world-book-day-walk-the-alleys-of-centuries-old-connemara-public-library/article23645555.ece|title=Chennai's | | access-date = 28 June 2012}}</ref> The collection includes [[Book collecting|rare books]] including a 1608 [[Bible]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/this-world-book-day-walk-the-alleys-of-centuries-old-connemara-public-library/article23645555.ece|title=Chennai's 'old Connemara library' opens doors on World Book Day|last=Upadhye|first=Aishwarya|date=23 April 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 September 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/connemara-library-displays-pages-from-past/articleshow/69033530.cms|title=Connemara library displays pages from past|date=25 April 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Librarians== | ==Librarians== | ||
[[File:Connemara public library.jpg|thumb|Connemara Public Library | [[File:Connemara public library.jpg|thumb|Connemara Public Library, {{Circa|1914}}]] | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!S.No.!!Name!! Portrait !!From!!To!!Remarks | !S.No.!!Name!! Portrait !!From!!To!!Remarks | ||
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|03||[[F. H. Gravely]]|| ||1920 February||1939 April|| | |03||[[F. H. Gravely]]|| ||1920 February||1939 April|| | ||
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|04|| R. Janardhanam|| ||1939 April<ref> Fort St. George Gazette, dated 11 April 1939, page 393</ref>||1950|| First Indian and Trained Librarian | |04|| R. Janardhanam|| ||1939 April<ref>Fort St. George Gazette, dated 11 April 1939, page 393</ref>||1950|| First Indian and Trained Librarian | ||
|- | |- | ||
|05|| K. Govinda Menon|| ||1950|| 1958|| | |05|| K. Govinda Menon|| ||1950|| 1958|| | ||