Romain Rolland Library

The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.

Romain Rolland Library
11.934366942487252°N 79.83576590089076°E / 11.934366942487252; 79.83576590089076
Location	Puducherry, India, India
Type	Public Library
Established	16 May 1827[1]
Collection
Items collected	Books, Journals, Magazines, Braille Books, Manuscripts in French and English.
Size	400,000[2]
Access and use
Circulation	200,000

History

In the year 1966 when the birth centenary of the French scholar Romain Rolland who was also a contemporary and a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated, the Library was renamed after him and ever, since it is known as ‘Romain Rolland Library’.^[3]

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