Hi All, I am a voracious reader. i have been buying books for quite sometime. now have stopped for two reasons. I am not finding space to display.all are packed in cartons:-( and also to reduce my carbon print on earth (have been told by friends that even books we buy cause carbon emission.) so my contribution this way to saving earth. but i still cant resist buying some books.. so alternative to hit the libraries...:2thumbsup: Here, I try to track out the libraries in and around chennai both public and private. Private the membership fees start from a minimum of Rs.150 (from 10 when i was a kid) to upto Rs.500.the rental for the books has now become the same in most of the them at % on the books.(mostly 10) Here goes the list, readers do provide the names missed out. MADRAS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Chepauk Campus, Chepauk, Kamarajar Salai, Chennai - 5 Ph : 25368778 AMERICAN LIBRARY Consulate of America, Cathedral Road Chennai - 86. Ph : 28112005, Alliance Francaise Of Madras 40, College Road Nungambakkam Chennai - 600006 Ph: 28279803 Alliance Française - About Us ANNA ARIVALAYAM LIBRARY Arivalayam Campus, Teynampet, Chennai - 18 Ph : 24320266 BARATHIAR ILLAM LIBRARY 83, T.P. Kovil Street, Triplicane, Chennai - 5 Ph : 28442227 PERIYAR NINAIVU LIBRARY Periyar Thidal, EVK Sampath Salai, Chennai - 7 Ph : 25386555 MARAIMALAIADIGAL LIBRARY 120, (261-U) Lingi Chetty Street, Parry's Corner Chennai - 1 Ph : 25268066 BRITISH COUNCIL L.A. Building, 735, Anna Salai Chennai - 2 Ph : 28525002 RAJA MUTHAIAH LIBRARY Plot No. 360/4, Mugapair East, Chennai - 50 Ph : 26560024 CHENNAI MAHA JANA LIBRARY Anna Salai, Back of LIC Chennai - 2 SECRETARIET LIBRARY Secretariet, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9 Ph : 25672114 CONNEMARA PUBLIC LIBRARY Pantheon Road, Chennai - 8 Ph : 281937751 index SRI RAMAKRISHNA MUTT LIBRARY 31, R.K. Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 4 Ph : 24941231 DEVANEYA PAVANAR LIBRARY 735, Anna Salai, Chennai - 2 Ph : 28524765 SOVIETH CULTURAL LIBRARY Kasthuri Ranga Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 18 Behind Chola Sheraton DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY Pavanar Library, 735, Anna Salai, Chennai - 2 Ph : 28524765 Sri Ramachandra Harvard Learning CentreTel: 24768403 THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY Theosophical Campus, Adyar, Chennai - 20 Ph : 24911338 Other private Lending Libraries : Easwari Lending Library 250, Avvai Shanmugam Salai Chennai - 600086 Tel: 28279765 Eloor Library Kasi Arcade, T-Nagar, Chennai - 600 017, Ph: 828 2876 Jaico Book Agency Publishing House 59 - A, Montieth Road, Egmore Chennai - 600008 Phone: 28554260 Murugan Lending Library 2, Sardar Patel Road, Basement Chennai - 600020 Ph: 24453475 Nalayani Devi Lending Library 13, M. G. Road Shastri Nagar, Adyar Chennai - 600020 Phone: 24916445 Rajeswari Lending Library 95, Kutchery Road, Mylapore Chennai - 600004 Tel: 24956825 Reading Circle For Children Rams Flat No 8 Ist Floor, 4, Railway Border Road Kodambakkam Chennai - 600024 Phone: 23720957 Ramona`s Library, A K 57, Valluvar Kottam High Road NungambakkamChennai - 600034 Phone: 26280259 Sharon Snap Shot 17 / 3, Balamuthu Street Ellis Road (Behind Devi Theatre) Chennai - 600002 Tel: 28588904 Sri New Model Magazines Cir Library 26, Srinivasa Apts, Srinivasa Avenue Road R. A. Puram Chennai - 600028 Phone: 24952243 Senthil Lending Library 6 / 4, 3rd Cross Street R. A. Puram Chennai - 600028 Phone: 28230145 Spot Circulation Library 15, South Canal Bank Road Mandaveli Chennai - 600028 Phone: 24939957 Sree Renga Lending Library, College Road, Palavanthangal, Chennai
Hi Shnathi, Good work... I like to read a lot... but doesn't get time... Used to buy books and read so that I can add them to my collection...I didn't know about the Carbon emission part of storing the books. You have provided a good list of lending libraries... :yes:. Thank you.
hi manju, You are welcome. I started compiling this for veda as he is a fan of J.T.Edison novels. and we are trying to locate certain series for buying. you can also add libraries in your neighbourhood
Hi, That was very useful.I intend to visit them when i get back to india.I would to inform a site for book lovers Shelfari - Welcome to Shelfari! Read, Share, Explore! where we can know about books and other readers interests and what ther r reading.Give a try.
Hi everybody i am also a big reader and have a lot of books. Now i donate them to the charity where you can buy second-hand books. i am wondering if i can found French novel in Madras? i did see u put the French alliance thanks for the address. bye
huma, There are treasure troves in the libraries.. state owned...french books are available there... you are welcome.... I have stopped buying books, as I don't have space to store, and cannot part with the books.. I just pick up the books from the library... And my librarian is such a nice old man, who gets any book you ask...
good information.my favourite was and still is connemara public library since my school days from early eighties.at that timeit was closed only 3 days in a year. republic day,independence day and gandhi jayanthi.and one time fee or advance deposit was rs 20.which was refunded when u cancel the membership. those were my golden days.
Goodper, Thank you. Yes I heard that from about connemara library. Now the member ship has increased.
