#Its perfect place to gain peace.#Its environment pull down to study..#It has 3 floor for studing...#generally people used to study for UPSC,TNPSC,CA,MBBS,LAW and other professional or competitive course.

Established in 1896, Connemara Public Library is a historically rich place with an impressive architecture. This library is home to various rare and ancient publications that are more than 600,000. It is considered as one of the largest libraries of Asia. It is located in Museum Compound, Pantheon Road, Egmore. The entry timings of Connemara Public Library are from 9 AM to 7.30 PM.

Its a completely best place for any book lover and competitive exam aspirants..but few foreign author books prescribed by net gate and other exams are missing..it would be very grateful if own books are allowed in a seperate room or section.. washroom facilities has to be enhanced

Excellent work

Nerdy heads, Connemara Library is where you will find every textbook that you can ever think of. Don’t believe us? This is one of the four depository libraries of the country that house almost every literary work published in India. From periodicals to historical scriptures to modern-day books – this library has them all. For the convenience of readers, Connemara also has a reference room, video room and a periodic hall. Can you imagine how huge a library this is? You need to check it out yourself!

Eligibility to become membership :1.You should be a Chennai resident. Otherwise no membership.2.Fees : you can full details to Liberian. He will guide you. But after getting membership, you have Renew your membership every year on April month.3.You can check the availability of books in computer itself. That computer is placed Infront of library.4. In ground floor there is separate section for competitive exam aspirants.5.Reference book is not allowed to take outside.6.No bags allowed in this library.7. Toilet and drinking water and lift facilities available here.8. Inside this campus, government museum is there.9.No fee for parking charges.10.You can renew your book by via calling also.

Its a very old a huge library in chennai. Its open to public and there are seating available to read in silence. What I feel takes away from the experience is the ban on entry into the beautiful colonial part of the Library.

Books for everyone. The books are segregated in the name of authors. So very easy to choose your favourite authors books.

Libraries are definitely storehouse of books but Connemara library has its unique style of placement of books and flanked broad arches which makes it stands apart from others. Constructed in the late The 19th century, Connemara library is a treasure house of centuries-old publications.

Best place to study..atmosphere is really very good to study.water,lift,washroom facilities available here.all days working day expct national holiday..best place for one who is preparing for neet,upsc tnpsc like competitive exams all books are available for that

Ambience is so peaceful and has multitude of books on diverse topics..

A wonder library I have ever visited in chennai some many books if u want any books all kinds of books just visit here it is a calm place also for reading

Oldest library in chennai. ancient type interior is awesome.

Natural Environment...Clean and silent place

A place to enrich our knowledge

Nerdy heads, Connemara Library is where you will find every textbook that you can ever think of. Don’t believe us? This is one of the four depository libraries of the country that house almost every literary work published in India. From periodicals to historical scriptures to modern-day books – this library has them all. For the convenience of readers, Connemara also has a reference room, video room and a periodic hall. Can you imagine how huge a library this is? You need to check it out yourself!

My favourite place in Chennai. One of the best place to visit in Chennai. So much 9f books to read. You can find all kind of books in there.

Good atmosphere for reading and getting lost within pages

Abode for book lovers especially old books. great collection of books in tamil and competitive examination. old building is must visit place in connemara library. being a member is very simple procedure, 1 star minus is because membership rules must be updated like reminder for due date through sms and so on. otherwise great and peaceful place

Historical library in chennai

Vast variety of booksAll books available

Good but Inside library Reading News papers Side Want light but All the place Very darkness

The librarys beginnings go back to 1860, when Captain Jesse Mitchell set up a small library as part of the Madras Museum in Madras, capital of the Madras Presidency in the British Indian Empire. Hundreds of books had been found to be surplus in the libraries of Haileybury College (where civil servants of the Indian Civil Service were trained in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire) and these were sent to the Madras Government, which in turn handed them over to the Madras Museum. Conceived on the lines of the British Museum Library, it was part of the Madras Museum until 1890, when the need for a free public library prompted the then Governor of Madras, Lord Connemara, to lay the foundation on 22 March 1890. It opened in 1896 and was named after Lord Connemara (by then the former Governor), an Anglo-Irishnobleman. The library was indeed essentially free: A small deposit had to be paid but this was refundable. It became the state central library in 1948, with the enactment of Madras Public Libraries Act 1948, which was the first concerted effort in India to institutionalise, structure, otherwise, co-ordinate and organise public library services. This is one of the Asias largest libraries.The library was as part of a cultural complex that grew in the grounds of what was once called The Pantheon. The entire complex now boasts buildings that reflect architectural unity, even while demonstrating the various stages of Indo-Saracenic development, from Gothic-neo-Byzantine to Rajput Mughal and Southern Hindu Deccani.The new building, which was added to the library in 1973, has a vast collection of books, a much sought-after textbook section, a periodicals hall, a reference room, a video room, an entire floor for books from the Indian languages, a Braille Library and an IAS study centre. Efforts are on to fully computerise the library database, which could ensure easy access to books. The library has a collection of over 600,000 books.In 1981 the central government ordered that the library became one of the four national depository libraries. The library, however, is not a registered member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

One the most celebrated and oldest libraries in the city ! It bears the name of Lord connemara! It is a treasure trove for knowledge hunters , book worms, people studying for competitive exams, and the like. A well kept and well organised library with a tremendous heritage that it carries up untill this day. There are also regular book fairs that are conducted by them.

Books are goo here. Old books are there. There were plug points but none are working. The incharge told that laptops are not allowed to be charged inside when I enquired about it.

A natural and clean place.. With museum for both kids and adults..

A very ancient building and has a lot of collection of books especially those of historical times.

Its a book Lovers paradise. A must visit for all those who love reading.

More books especially local authors useful for research purpose easy access and calm atmosphere and friendly staff and guide readers to reach their destination

Its perfect place for studying

A awesome place for book lovers and competitive exam aspirant .lots of books are there cant read it all

This library is one of the biggest in Chennai with 3 storey building. Located in beautiful place with neighbouring museums. Very spacious. But the infrastructure needs to be improved. Very few new books are arrival. Remaining books in shelves are old conten. Updation required as per technology. Many of the books are not arranged as per the names in the shelves. Little innovation if done, definitely this one of the old and precious library will be backbone for many of the publics. Anyway thanks to the government for maintaining this library for public 🙏.

Connemara Public Library, located in Egmore pantheon road, Chennai. It have historical importance. The library started in 1860. Many rare Manuscripts available in this Library. The library consists of some of the most respected works and collections in the country. It also serves as a depository library for the UN. Some of the rarest collections at the library include the Bible (published in 1608), Rheed et al.s 12-volume Hourtus Indicus Malabaricus (published in 1678-1703), J. Ovingtons A Voyage to Suratt in the years 1689 (published in 1696), Charles Lockyers An account of the Trade in India (published in 1711), An Account of the Religion and Government, Learning and Economy, etc. of the Malabarians (published in 1717), and Nicolai Laverrntii Burmannis Flora Indica (published in 1768).

One of the oldest libraries in India. You can get books on every topic.

Was actually at the museum with kids. Be prepared to walk a bit. This is a very big museum.

Large collection of old books with no direct access to public.

Best Place To Read

An awesome library for the readers and students.Connemara library is one of the four National Depository library which receives a copy of all the books, newspapers and periodicals published in india. The library is also one of the oldest public library.The library have different sections, which is open for public.The library will always be filled with the readers and students.The place is also suggested for those who are preparing for various examinations. Any forms of text books are not allowed inside the reading hall, however Spiral binded books can be used. Most of the reading halls are airconditioned.The library will remain open on all days except on National HolidayTime 8AM - 8PM

Outer structure has been remodeled, looks great with facilities improved

Good place to study

Great place. Many books available.

Library is good. Ive been a member for 46years. Not happy with collecting car parking charges during every visit (14 days). Even today, no receipt was given despite collecting the charges.

Great books collections.lots of ancient books and modern civilisation books when we compared with some public libraries in india it has wide variety.but while compared with libraries in the world it has poor maintenance.please visit the libraries in china ,germany,canada and look upto them how they maintain the books.

Improved sorroundings Good place to study.

Sema👌 good environment in library 👍

Happy to be a member of too old cannemara library

Good place to visit

Good place Book lovers

Oldest and valuable library in Chennai. They made green colour painting. Also wooden row wise tables arranged. Today I went there. One old deep sleeping. I was shocked. Wow here we sleep?? I went first floor thats called periodical section . I saw Malaya magazines. Compares to gundy both looking awesome different angles

Good place to study📚✏

Good and useful. Thankyou.

Kind of peaceful environment... But infrastructure sucks... Nd restroom s horrible... D library works on all day.. Nd free of cost... Suggest: Dey can do some maintenance wrk...

Connemara library located inside government museum egmore. One of the oldest library available here its around 160 years. Old library which is limited to visitors as renovation work in progress. New building have many books available here from literature languages tamil, English, hindi department . Here its peaceful place to read and good for those competative, government exams aspirants may get book, journals available here.

Wonderful place to get Educate must explore

This is a great Library! I have gone to this Library for around a year and have spent time especially in the ground floor. The collection of books is mesmerizing. Connemara Library has helped me learn a lot and has played a very important role in my life! I am very grateful to this Library. It should be the best in India and maybe one of the best in the whole world.

Very nice

Good library, open till 7.30pm on weekdays and Saturday. Sundays it closes the check-out section earlier. Has a good collection of books on many subjects and more of the books are by indian authors. They also have a small childrens section on the ground floor that has a limited collection but has different genres of books for kids under 5-7 years old. They also have a room with kindle devices from where you can access most books online.They also have a reference only section that is open till 5 pm only on weekdays that has more rarer books to refer to. Once you check out books, they will let you renew them over the phone until upto 45 days from check out date. The staff are very helpful.And since it is within the museum complex and is shady because of the many trees, it makes for a pleasant walk in the evenings. There is a small booth that sells hot beverages, and other milk based packaged desserts

UPSCTnpscNetSletNeetJeeAll books and purified water and rest room facilities best location to long time study here

Excellent library i ever see like this

Had a great and enlightening experience in the library today. The librarians were very helpful and the library has extensive resources on every topic there is. Its definitely worthy of more visits

Name is public... But its not that public.The location shown in map is wrong. The library is situated inside the egmore museum.Note: Outside books are not allowed here. Only available books you can study.

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Pretty descent library. The first ever library I spent more time. Very quite and nice place to sit and study quietly. But it lacks many British and American literature texts. Many books need to be stocked. And it have to be developed more and treat with much value for its historical background.

Connemara Library has been among my ever favorite haunts in Chennai over the past two decades,and i have always found it doing its best to keep up with the times..the ambience is ideal,the collection mind boggling and the staff at their administrative best.....The staff especially the seniors are very experienced and helpful..it also helps that the library has an online catalogue...As suggestions may i humbly suggest a book club and workshops by writers.And maybe a bit of greenery in the space around the entrance?The library is a great asset and it is up to the readers to honour it ,and maintain each book borrowed as a heritage piece..

Excellent Place for Silent Read In Chennai

One of the oldest and best library in India.

One of the finest and oldest Library in Chennai. It is one of the four National Depository Libraries which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India established in 1896.Its really calm and peaceful place to spend time and gain knowledge. People who loves to read books,newspapers,articles.

Pretty descent library. The first ever library I spent more time. Very quite and nice place to sit and study quietly. But it lacks many British and American literature texts. Many books need to be stocked. And it have to be developed more and treat with much value for its historical background.

Beautiful library with various collection of books

Good but need renovation

Most of the sections in the library are not accessible .restrictions due to COVID... Maintenance needs lot of improvement

The year 1896 witnessed the inauguration of a new and remarkable landmark in the city of Chennai- the Connemara Library, which is a treasure trove of books, newspapers, periodicals and other related texts. A library is a place where you will unquestionably find every text that you can look for. The Connemara Public Library is one of the four national depository libraries of the country and hence, it receives copies of all books and other texts that published in India. Its history dates back to over a hundred years, and till date, the library remains a repository of century-old publications.The fantastic collection at the Connemara Library includes books, journals, magazines and Braille manuscripts among other texts. Located at Egmore in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it forms a small part of the Madras museum as well. A new building was added to the library in the year 1973. This new structure boasts of a vast collection of textbooks that a visitor might be looking for. The building has a video room, a periodical hall, a reference room and an entire floor that is solely dedicated to Indian books. The total collection of books in the library goes up to beyond six lakh copies! The Connemara Library has everything that a literature geek or book lover could wish for. It is thus in no way an overstatement to say that the library is a readers heaven. That the library is well maintained adds to the grandeur of the place. The only drawback that one can think of concerning the Connemara Library is that because of the enormous collection of books; the library usually remains crowded.

Dear Sir/ Madam,Greetings, YOUR SERVICES ARE OUTSTANDING ALWAYS, THANK YOUFor the past six days I tried dialing your phone with out any response(28193751) , but the line is busy some times when I make a call.My membership number is 119980 , I need renewal for the 6 books I have taken for reading.KINDLY HELPThanks and best regards,Chandramouli

Improved

Peaceful place to Study 📖...

Courteous staff, very helpful

So many collection available and atmosphere is nice and neat

One of the best place to study

As Iam a English literature student I use to go only to English section .Most of the times I was able to get the book I was searching for, one or two times the book was not found. Online catalogue is useful so that we can check before hand whether the book we search is there are not but sometimes it is not working . Shakespeare section is very well maintained. One good thing is they had kept in each genre separately.

Excellent work. I am happy to say that this library is an excellent source of information for many aspiring people who want to crack competitive exams. I like this library.

Must visit place,good ambient

The Connemara Public Library at Chennai holds the prestigious status of being amongst one of the four deposit libraries in India which entitles them to a copy of every publication in India.

A calm and quiet place for reading, with books on all subjects.

Staffs are supporting. Old books section s lot of information. The old book section staffs are cooperative

Very peaceful place....collection of Good books and also AC is installed here. Its good for anyone to study here but they are not allowing our own books.

One of the Old libraries in Chennai and has a great collection of all kinds of books. It is one of the repository libraries in India getting all books published. Well maintained and knowledgeable librarians capable and always to guide you to find the required books. For book lovers and people preparing for professional exams,, this is one of the best places to visit often

Very good. Neatness should be maintained. Cant locate where OPAC is!

Old and rundown with archaic interiors from the 1970s and 80s. Still popular only due to its heritage. High time we upgrade and modernize our public libraries.

Platform for lower to high class

Has a collection of old books and gives a wide reading area.

Nice and wonderful collection of books. local Newspaper to foreign journals. Books from kids to research articles... Reference books from all over the globe... Visit and enjoy. Really eye opening place and door to wisdom

One of my favourite place in Chennai all time. Its architecture is scintillating and the collections of books books are so rare. Majority of students who are preparing for competitive exams will be seen here preparing silently. Also, the staffs are friendly. I highly recommend this place for booklovers, teachers and students, and also artists. Can learn a lot from this place.

Super place to read newspapers and reference books in silent atmosphere. Also photocopying facility available here. Only three days in a year holiday for this library. If you become member you can take books also. Lot of collection on various topics available

Good place for book lovers but not clean and well maintained

A must-visit place for book-lovers of any genres. It is the oldest library in city and most popular for its huge collections of books. It has all kinds of book for students, kids, adults and books in different languages by vast number of authors. Nice and wonderful collection of books. Visit and enjoy.

Very peaceful place....collection of Good books and also AC is installed here. Its good for anyone to study here but they are not allowing our own books.

Very good thing has done by our politicians

I went to the Connemara library with a world of expectations hoping to see a romantic crumbling building with stained glass windows or old fashion desks and books that have had their leaves turned by colonial hands.What I actually saw was a moderately sized administrative looking building, new and blue. Inside was a library, less extensive and less well maintained when compared to the Anna library. People visiting, mostly appeared to be in the text book and reference sections.One thing that stood out was, I found people in the Fiction section sitting in the middle of the bookshelves and reading (probably due to scarce furniture) but it gave a really cosy and nice effect.As Connemara is a name that weve associated with books for too long now, I would suggest you go there once to experience it. I personally dont see myself going back.

Very good collection of books.

Connemara library is pride of Chennai which holds the huge collection of books, a reference room, news papers, and Xerox facilities. Books are in an arrayed manner help us to get easy access even centuries old. In addition, it had been computerized system for quick access. I would recommend this place for book lovers.