State Central Library of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

is also known as Trivandrum Public Library. It is in the center of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populat ...

city, the capital of Kerala. PH 7736893884

History

The

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was established in 1829 during the reign of King

Swathi Thirunal ( ml, സ്വാതി തിരുനാള്‍ രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 4 ...

Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

. The work of starting and organising the Library was entrusted to

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. Edward Cadogan, then the

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who was the grand son of Sir

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, the founder of the

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. Col. Cadogan was the first president of the Trivandrum Public Library committee, which managed the affairs of the Library. At that time, only a privileged class who were called to attend the Durbar of His Highness the Maharaja was allowed admission to the Library. The Library was then known as "Trivandrum People’s Library". Other landmarks in the history of library are: * 1898 AD - The assets of Trivandrum People's Library were transferred to the administrative control of Government and was opened to the public. * 1900 AD - His Highness Sree Moolam Thirunal constructed the present building for housing the library, which is an architectural beauty in the Gothic style, in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. * 1938 AD - The administration of the Trivandrum Public Library was handed over to University of

(now

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, ...

). * 1948 - The State Government was directed to take over the administration of the Library from the University by a resolution of the State Legislature. * 1958 - The Library was declared as the ‘State Central Library’ of Kerala. * 1988 - The library was given the status of a minor department under the administrative control of Higher Education Department of Government of Kerala. *2005 - A New Heritage Model building was constructed within the campus for Children's Library. *2007- Online reservation and RF ID facility is introduced

Sections

#Technical Section #Circulation Section (Books & Periodicals) #English Section #Malayalam Section #Hindi / Sanskrit Section #Reference Section #Children's Section #Binding Section #Reprographic Section #Closed Reference Section #Member's Reading Room (For A & B Member's only) #General Reading Room (For C & D Member's & Non Member's) #Cash Section #Administrative Office #Internet Browsing Centre #Kerala Gazette Section #Multimedia Section #Digital Library #British Library Collection #A Library science certification course in place.

Digital library

Library has a digital collection in searchable format of 709 books, in English and Malayalam.

Children's library

The New Heritage Model building within the campus is devoted for Children's library. A multimedia Section is also functioning in this building. The library is also conducting a certificate course in

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References

Official Website of Kerala Government

External links

Official website of State Central Library, Kerala

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