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State Library, Ranchi
Origin
Ranchi is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Jharkhand was carved out of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas divisions of neighbouring state Bihar on 15th November, 2000.
The library was established in 1953. Initially it started its services near Sahid Chowk, from a rented bulding. Later a new building was constructed by the State Government (Bihar at that time), and library was shifted here. Since then, from time to time, the building has been expanded many times to accomodate the ever expanding library collections and growing number of library users.
Building
The library has its own three storey main building and a newly constructed annex building.
Ground floor has the stack room, office, computer lab and reading room etc.
First floor has the readig room, book tacks and conference hall.
Second floor has a spacious reading room.
The newly constructed annex building is providing extra reading space for readers.
Separate sitting facility is available for boys and girls, in confirmity with the local culture.
Location
The library is located Near Firayalal Chowk (Albert Ekka Chowk), Sharda Babu Lane, behind Durga Baadi Mandir. It is about 4 Kms. from the ciry main railsay station, Ranchi Junction.
Staff
The library has 7 sanctioned positions to run the library. These are,
The different positions in the library are held as under:
| Sr.No. | Designation | No. of Posts |
|---|
| 1 | Librarian | 1 |
| 2 | Cataloguer-cum-Classifer | 1 |
| 3 | Book Shoter | 1 |
| 4 | Binder | 1 |
| 5 | Mali | 1 |
| 6 | Peon | 1 |
| 3 | Night Guard | 1 |
Collection
The library has a rich collection of 90,000+ documents in many languages.
The library has a valuable collection of reference books, a copy of the Constitution of India is its proud possions.
The library subscribes 10 newspapers in 2 languages i.e. English and Hindi and around 24 magazines.
The major newspapers subscribed by the library are:
| Sr.No. | Name of Newspaper | Language |
|---|
| 1 | The Hindu | English |
| 2 | Times of India | English |
| 3 | Economic Times | English |
| 4 | Telegraph | English |
| 5 | The Pioneer | English |
| 6 | Prabhat Khabar | Hindi |
| 7 | Dainik Jagran | Hindi |
| 8 | Dainik Bhaskar | Hindi |
| 9 | Jansatta | Hindi |
| 10 | Business Standard | Hindi |
| 11 | Ranchi Express | Hindi |
| 12 | Khabar Mantar | Hindi |
| 13 | Rastriya Sahara | Hindi |
| 14 | Desh Pran | Hindi |
| 15 | Employment News | English |
| 16 | Awami News | Urdu |
Membership
The library has 8056 registered members.
The library offers annual membership for its lending section, with a nominal annual fee of Rs. 24/-, Rs. 50/- refundable security and Rs. 2/- registration fee. To become a member a user should duly fill and submit the prescribed form (attested from a local guarantor known to the applicant i.e. school/college principal, sarpanch/MC etc.) along with two recent passport sized photographs and an ID proof along with the requisite fee.
A registered member can borrow 2 books for 15 days.
Automation
The library has a computer lab with 10 pcs with internet access, but the library services are offered manually. The library premises are under CCTV surveylance and the library is solar powered. Xerox facility is also available for office use.
Working Hours
The libray opens from 9 am to 8 pm, Monday to Saturday, and is closed on gazetted holidays and Sundays.
Contact
State Library,
Near Firayalal Chowk (Albert Ekka Chowk),
Sharda Babu Lane,
Behind Durga Baadi Mandir,
Ranchi (JH)- 834001.
INDIA.
Email: statelibraryranchi@gmail.com
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