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City Central Library Hyderabad
City Central Library main building
CountryIndia
TypeCity library
Established1960
LocationChikkadpally, Hyderabad
Coordinates17°24′15″N 78°29′34″E / 17.404280665832573°N 78.4927091776999°E / 17.404280665832573; 78.4927091776999
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, and manuscripts
Legal depositYes
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen
Other information
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The City Central Library (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. ) is located in Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, and is the second largest library (after the State Central Library), with 1000 students and 500 readers visiting the library every day.

History[edit | edit source]

It was established in 1960.

Working Hours[edit | edit source]

It works on all days (except public holidays and Mondays) from 8am to 8pm .[1][2]

Book Details[edit | edit source]

Distribution of the 183,826 books present in the library as of 1.4.2004 based on language[3]
Language Number of Books
Telugu 63801
English 67282
Urdu 15876
Hindi 24647
Tamil 2954
Kannada 3515
Marathi 3226
Sanskrit 2525


As of April 2010, 14,343 Telugu books are available in the digital library of India.

Facilities[edit | edit source]

It also has an auditorium to conduct motivational speeches and inspiring lectures from dignitaries in different field of expertise. [4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Day in the life of city central library ground at Chikadpally in Hyderabad: Silence, please". The Indian Express. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (17 November 2017). "To an era of timelessness: City Central Library". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. http://www.dli.ernet.in/UDL-Talks-May2004/Venkamma%20%20CCL.pdf.
  4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396972895_Environmental_Awareness_Through_Public_Libraries_A_Case_Study_Of_City_Central_Library_Hyderabad