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THE MANY TALES OF CONNEMARA PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CHENNAI
Southern Mail Newspaper
|June 13, 2025
On a rather breezy Friday evening, students were pouring in and out of the Connemara Public Library on the Government Museum campus in Egmore: some in large groups, others in focused solitude, with many staying the whole day.
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Thankfully, the structure, which houses over 9.8 lakh books, is not one of those forgotten places in the city.
And there is a reason for that.
One cannot ignore the library's layers of history. When the former Governor of the Madras Presidency, Lord Connemara, recognised the need for a public library in the city,
he laid its foundation stone on 22 March 1890. By 1896, the library was officially opened to the public. Since then, it has grown into a landmark of Chennai, with many prominent figures, including C.N. Annadurai, Rajagopalachari, R. Venkataraman, C. Subramaniam, and writer Sujatha, having been active members.
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