Rajkya Sarvajanik Zila Pustakalya (District Library), Sirohi

Origin

Sirohi is the district headquarter of the district with the same name. It was founded by Rao Sobhaji and his son in 15th century. In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. It today lies in ruins. in 1425 his son Sehastramal founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill. This became capital of his state and developed into present day Sirohi. In Puranic literature it is also mentioned as 'Arbudh Pradesh' and 'Arbudanchal'.

After independence the state administration of Sirohi was handed over to Bombay Government till January 1950 when it was merged with Rajsthan state as a separate district.

The library was established in the year 1945 as a public library in a school building. Later it became a district library in 1947 after the independence of India.

Building

The library has a beautifully designed single storey building. It has a spacious hall that acts as a stack room area for its massive collection, a veranda that is being used for reading purpose by the readers, a librarian's room, an office room and a front lawn along with parking space.

Location

Sirohi is at a distance of about 690 Kms from national capital Delhi and around 430 Kms from state capital Jaipur on NH 14.

The library is located near the Ahinsa Circle on the Palace Road. It is about 3 Kms from the city bus stand.

Staff

Collection

The library has a rich collection of 46,000+ books. The whole collection has been divided into many general and special collections arranged according to DDC-19 classification scheme with a bound register catalogue.

The library subscribes to 7 newspapers in English & Hindi and 60 magazines.

Membership

The library has around 30 registered active members for this session till now.

The library offers membership for a period of one session (1st April to 31st March) and is renewable thereafter. The membership fee is as under,

Membership Fee:

• Adults Rs 25 (including form price)

Information Technology

The library has two computers with internet facility and photocopy facility is also available.

Working Hours

The library remains closed on every Tuesday. The library timings vary according to the season.

• Summer (I^st April to 30^th September) 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm
• Winter (I^st October to 31^st March) 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Contact

Rajkya Saravajanik Zila Pustakalya (District Library),
Near Ahinsa Circle,
Palace Road,
Sirohi (RJ)-307001.
INDIA.
Phone: +91 2972 222 567
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