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{{Infobox library
| name = Daniel Poor Memorial
| image = The American College library.jpg
| established = {{Start date |1915 |6 |28|df=yes}}
| collection_size = 
| location = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|9.929355|78.132073|display=inline,title}}

}}

'''Daniel Poor Memorial Library''' often abbreviated as DPM Library is a century old college central library of the [[American College, Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]] that officially began its functions on June 28, 1915.

== History ==
Samuel A Morman, the granddaughter of Dr. [[Daniel Poor]], was the key person to build the library building by donating $25,000 to the [[American Board of Missionaries]] on January 26, 1926.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.americancollege.edu/Lib_History.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613162341/http://www.americancollege.edu/Lib_History.aspx |archive-date=2011-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 1914 and 1920, J. A. Sanders was the first [[librarian]]. The stack room at the library houses more than 76,000 volumes.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Indian Library Directory|author1=Singh, J.|author2=Seṭhī, Ā.|author3=Indian Library Association|date=1985|publisher=Indian Library Association|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3V_oAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-05}}</ref>

== Collections ==
[[File:Tamil palm-leaf manuscript of Ciṟupañcamūlam 2.jpg|A palm leaf manuscript with ancient Tamil text in DPM|thumb]]
The library holds archaeological artifacts and ancient coins of [[Pandyan Dynasty]], [[Cholas]] as well. Many ancient palm leaf script copies like [[Tiruvacakam]], [[Manimekalai]] are also archived.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Shrikumar|first=A.|date=2015-08-26|title=The library that has outlived a century|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/history-of-a-100yearold-library-in-madurai/article7582873.ece|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Correspondence between the Indian Government and The American Missionaries, wood carvings from [[Nayak dynasty|Nayak]] period, five metal bronze statues of Vishnu and other Hindu gods, Indonesian wood carvings and wooden statues are in the collections.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Libraries in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:American Ceylon Mission]]