Delhi Public Library

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Delhi Public Library

Country	India
Type	Public
Established	27 October 1951; 69 years ago (1951-10-27)
Location	Delhi
Branches	37
Collection
Items collected	Books, Newspaper, Periodicals, Braille Books, Paintings, Digital Media, Gramophone Records
Size	1.7M
Legal deposit	National Depository Centre
Access and use
Circulation	1M
Members	1,59,000
Other information
Budget	INR 139M
Staff	214
Website	www.dpl.gov.in
Map
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Delhi Public Library is a national depository library in the Indian Union Territory of Delhi. The library has 37 branches across the state.

:Delhi Public Library building near old Delhi station

History[]

The library was established on 27 October 1951 as a pilot project sponsored by UNESCO and the Government of India. The library project dates back to 1944, when Shri donated most of the amount required to construct a library building at the request of Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck. In February 1950 the Indian government and UNESCO agreed to initiate the project, and the library was officially opened on 27 October 1951, by then Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The library buildings were acquired between 1951 and 1953, with operations formally transferred from UNESCO to the Indian Government in 1955. The library provides training facilities to both student librarians and social education workers and has done so from its early days.^[1]

Facilities[]

The library has been expanding its services as a centre for the dissemination of knowledge, information and culture. It is increasingly felt that the library should not merely serve as a centre for lending books, but should also grow as a robust organization devoted to promote intellectual pursuits and create community rapport among its readers.

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External links[]

• Official website

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