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2 unusual facts about Central Library


Central Library, IIT, Bombay

The library maintains Inter-library loan relations with a number of institutions and libraries including IITs, BARC, NITIE, NCST, IISc, IIG, TIFR, IGIDR, TISS and NICT for exchange of books, journals, photocopies and videocassette

Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College

Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College possesses large number of books and e-journals for Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students in the Central Library.


Haarlem schutterij

De Stadsdoelen,publication by the Vereniging Haarlem in 1974 on the opening of the new wing of the central library, ediited by C. van der Haar and with a preface by J.J. Temminck, city archivist

Hong Kong St. John Ambulance

The Hong Kong Island Command headquarters is at 2 Tai Hang Road in a historical building built in 1935, overlooking the Central Library and Victoria Park.


see also

Architecture of Aberdeen

Constructed in 1892, to a design by open competition winner Alexander Brown, the Central Library, which was opened by its benefactor Andrew Carnegie, stands at the west end of the terrace.

Daniel Poor

Daniel Poor Memorial Library in Madurai often abbreviated as DPM Library is the central library of The American College in Madurai, It is one of the oldest libraries present in South India.

Donal Hord

The years following the end of the Second World War found Hord at the height of his artistic prowess, producing not only many fine smaller works, but also, with the aid of Homer Dana, several large architectural works, notably two large concrete bas-reliefs for the San Diego Public Library's Central Library.

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

The old Central Library in downtown Evansville was an Art Deco building.

Events in the Life of Harold Washington

Events in the Life of Harold Washington is a mural at Chicago’s central library, the Harold Washington Library, named after Harold Washington, who was Chicago’s first Black mayor, by Jacob Lawrence commissioned in 1991.

George Bowman Ferry

The firm of Ferry & Clas was responsible for the design of many structures including the Pabst Mansion, the Central Library of the Milwaukee Public Library, Lake Park Pavilion, and the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Madras Public Libraries Act

The Connemara Public Library became the first library to come under the purview of this act, as a "State central library".

Minneapolis Public Library

While the building was under construction, most services were provided at the interim Central Library Marquette location, located on two floors in Marquette Plaza (formerly the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis).

Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

The building was designed by Jo Coenen, the former state architect (Rijksbouwmeester) of the Netherlands, who also designed the nearby KNSM Island, as well as the Central Library of Maastricht, and renovated the distinctive Glaspaleis in Heerlen, which houses its Central Library.

Rakuyōshū

Two complete copies were survived during the turbulent feudal period of Japanese history: one is now held by the Tenri Central Library, in Tenri, Nara, and the other is held by the British Library through Ernest Satow who bought this copy from antique dealer in Edo.

Smt. Radhikatai Pandav College of Engineering, Nagpur

The College spreads over 25 acres having a boys and girls hostel, central library, workshop, canteen, NSS and sports ground.

Tenri Central Library

Tenri Central Library (天理大学附属天理図書館 Tenri Daigaku Fuzoku Tenri Toshokan) is the library of Tenri University.

Unitec Institute of Technology

The campus is a joint development with the former Waitakere City Council and includes the new Waitakere Central Library.

University of Flensburg

The infrastructure includes the Auditorium Maximum (called Audimax) lecture hall, the central library, a broad park area, student residences, a kindergarten, a sports and fitness center and the canteen (Mensa), also several small cafeterias and a student pub.