| National Library of India | |
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 Façade of the National Library of India | |
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| 22°32′00″N 88°20′00″E / 22.533206°N 88.333318°E | |
| Location | Belvedere Estate, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1836 (as Calcutta Public Library) 30 January 1903 (as Imperial Library) 1 February 1953 (as National Library of India) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts |
| Size | 2.5M |
| Other information | |
| Budget | ₹74 crore (US$8.9 million)[1] |
| Director | Dr. Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh[2] |
| Parent organization | Government of India |
| Affiliation | Ministry of Culture |
| Website | nationallibrary.gov.in |
The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India.[3] It is India's largest library by volume and public record.[4][5][6] The National Library is under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The library is designated to collect, disseminate and preserve printed material produced within India. With a collection in excess of 2.5 million books and records, it is the largest in the country.[7]
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