Central Library Baroda
Central Library, also known as Madhyavarti Pustakalay, is a public library situated in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It was built up by Sayajirao Gaekwad III and is now managed by the Directorate of libraries, Government of Gujarat.
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Central Library, also known as Madhyavarti Pustakalay, is a public library situated in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It was built up by Sayajirao Gaekwad III and is now managed by the Directorate of libraries, Government of Gujarat.
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• Name — Central Library • Country — India • Type — Membership library • Location — Bank of Baroda Road, Mandavi, 390006 • Num Branches — 1 • Collection Size — c. 290,000 • Members — c. 8000
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Central Library was established in 1910. Originally, it was a part of personal library of Sayajirao Gaekwad III, located in Laxmi Vilas Palace which was later transferred to the present building Infront of Sarkarwada, Mandvi. Books from the Palace Library and the personal collection of Sampatrao Gaekwad were added to its collection.
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The library building was designed by William Alanson Borden along with Sir Edward Lutyens, based on the design of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. It's a four storyed building made up of various materials such as wooden beams, bricks, cement, steel, mica, Belgian glass and copper. • Illustration — Photograph of the Central Library building of Baroda India, formerly a majarajah's palace
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- 1.W. Noblit, George. Second International Handbook of Urban Education. Springer. 380. 6 Jan 2017. 9783319403151.
- 2.Bhatt, Rakesh Kumar. History and Development of Libraries in India. Mittal Publications. January 1995. 8170995825.
- 3.G. H. Desai. Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II,Administration. 349. 1923.
- 4.News18-Gujarati. વડોદરા : આ છે 111 વર્ષ જૂની રાજ્યની સૌથી વિશાળ લાઇબ્રેરી, જાણો એનો ગૌરવંતો ઈતિહાસ. gujarati.news18.com. 24 September 2021.
- 5.Baroda Central Library. History of Vadodara. 9 September 2009.
- 6.Jadav, Natvar. ગુજરાતનુ સૌથી મોટું પુસ્તકાલય – ગ્રંથાલય: મધ્યવર્તી પુસ્તકાલયસેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા. Technical Helps. 19 January 2023.
- 7.સેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા – ગુજરાતનું સૌથી મોટું ગ્રંથાલય. UlkaNews. 10 November 2023.
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