Andrews Library

Andrews Library
LocationSurat, Gujarat
Established1 July 1850[1]
Collection
Size18,000 [2]
Other information
DirectorSurat Nanpura Parsi Anjuman Trust

Andrews Library is the oldest library in Surat, Gujarat, India, established in 1850.[2]

History

It was established in 1850. The library was named after Andrews, a retired magistrate, and co-established by Rao Bahadur Naginchand Jhaveri, a wealthy pearl dealer who often contributed to the development of the city.[3][4]

Collections

The library holds some rare works in arts and history, this literary realm also caters to students from the science, commerce, engineering and medical fields, and provides newspapers and magazines in many languages for the locals. In 2006, floods had destroyed about 25,000 of the libraries' book collection.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ a b c Thomas, Melvyn Reggie (15 July 2016). "Andrews Library to soon go digital". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Andrews Library: The testimony of Surat's legacy".
  4. ^ Thanuskodi, S. (17 July 2015). Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries. IGI Global. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-1-4666-8179-8.