Central Library, Vadodara

Coordinates: 22°11′02″N 73°07′25″E / 22.184°N 73.1237°E

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Central Library


22°11′02″N 73°07′25″E / 22.184°N 73.1237°E / 22.184; 73.1237
Location	Bank of Baroda Road, Mandavi, 390006, India
Type	Membership library
Branches	1
Collection
Size	c. 290,000
Access and use
Members	c. 8000

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.

Background

Central Library was established in 1910.^[1]^[2] Originally, it was a part of personal library of Sayajirao Gaekwad III,^[3] located in Laxmi Vilas Palace which was later transferred to the present building Infront of Sarkarwada, Mandvi.^[4] Books from the Palace Library and the personal collection of Sampatrao Gaekwad were added to its collection.

Building

The library building was designed by William Alanson Borden^[5] along with Sir Edward Lutyens,^[6] based on the design of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C..^[7] It's a four storyed building made up of various materials such as wooden beams, bricks, cement, steel, mica, Belgian glass and copper.^[7]

References

^ W. Noblit, George; T. Pink, William (6 Jan 2017). Second International Handbook of Urban Education (First ed.). USA: Springer. p. 380. ISBN 9783319403151. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ Bhatt, Rakesh Kumar (January 1995). History and Development of Libraries in India (1st ed.). New Delhi: Mittal Publications. ISBN 8170995825.
^ Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II,Administration. Baroda: G. H. Desai. 1923. p. 349. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "વડોદરા : આ છે 111 વર્ષ જૂની રાજ્યની સૌથી વિશાળ લાઇબ્રેરી, જાણો એનો ગૌરવંતો ઈતિહાસ". gujarati.news18.com. News18-Gujarati. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Baroda Central Library". History of Vadodara. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ Jadav, Natvar. "ગુજરાતનુ સૌથી મોટું પુસ્‍તકાલય – ગ્રંથાલય: મધ્‍યવર્તી પુસ્‍તકાલયસેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા". Technical Helps. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "સેન્ટ્રલ લાઇબ્રેરી વડોદરા – ગુજરાતનું સૌથી મોટું ગ્રંથાલય". UlkaNews. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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Government	Vadodara Municipal Corporation Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) Vadodara District
Buildings and landmarks	Laxmi Vilas Palace Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum Pratap Vilas Palace Sayaji Baug Makarpura Palace Nazarbaug Palace Nyay Mandir Kala Bhavan Khanderao Market Kirti Mandir Kirti Stambh Baroda Museum EME Temple Hazira Maqbara Chimnabai Clock Tower Sardar Patel Planetarium Central Library
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Education	Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts Baroda Medical College Baroda School of Legal Studies Railway Staff College Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya
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