Kushtia Public Library

Kushtia Public Library Building
Kushtia Public Library Building
কুষ্টিয়া পাবলিক লাইব্রেরি ভবন
General information
Architectural style	British architecture
Location	Thanapara
Town or city	Kushtia
Country	Bangladesh
Opened	1910; 114 years ago
Renovated	Renovation 1965; 59 years ago; double storey 1985; 39 years ago; Renovation 2024;
Technical details
Floor count	2

Kushtia Public Library
Kushtia Public Library
কুষ্টিয়া পাবলিক লাইব্রেরি
Location	NS Road, Thanapara, Kushtia, Bangladesh
Established	1910; 114 years ago
Collection
Items collected	25,000 (Approx.)
Other information
Employees	5

Kushtia Public Library (Template:Lang-bn) is one of the oldest libraries in Kushtia district.^[1] The library was established in 1910 by prominent landlords and individuals of Kushtia.

History

History of establishment

In 1910, with the encouragement of Krishnadayal Pramanik, the then administrator of Kushtia Sub-division of Nadia district , Gourishankar Aggarwal donated 10 khata of land on Nawab Sirajuddaula Road (NS Road) of Kushtia city to establish a library . Harishchandra Roy, the zamindar of Garchadi, built the library building.

War and political influence

The library suffered considerable damage during the World War I and World War II and the Bangladesh Liberation War . Due to the partition of Indian many patrons of the library migrated to India . As a result, the library almost stopped working. The library was closed from 1947-1952. The library suffers the most from its relocation. The library building was occupied on a temporary basis due to government requirements and the library was shifted to the Kushtia Sub-Divisional Office. Important documents related to land ownership were lost during the transfer of the library. Some of the land of the library was taken by the Pakistan Government during the construction of Dak Bungalow.

Current status

Currently the number of books in the library is more than 25,000. A library management council has been managing all the activities of the library since its inception. At present there are 05 employees to carry out the day-to-day functions of the library and the number of readers has decreased significantly. The library is being operated only on the ground floor of the library building. The second floor is rented out to another organization. At present, various fairs are organized in the field in front of the library.

Library building

In 1910, the zamindar of Garchadi, Harishchandra Roy Chowdhury, built the library building. Both storeys of the building have front porches and twin round pillars. Currently the total land area is 0.3987 acres (1,613 m²).

References

^ representative, Kushtia (2017-04-28). "Kushtia Public Library's hustle and bustle". Bangla news 24. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

Bibliography

Md. Rezaul Karim (December 2022). কুষ্টিয়ার প্রত্ননিদর্শন [Archeology of Kushtia] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Gatidhara. pp. 116–118. ISBN 978-984-8950-41-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

[1] representative, Kushtia (2017-04-28). "Kushtia Public Library's hustle and bustle". Bangla news 24. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

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