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| library_name = Narmad Central Library<br />
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| location = [[Surat]]<br />
| established = 24 August 1991<br />
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| collection_size = 2,87,250 books in the Central Book Store <br>42,312 books in Children's Section<br> 28,377 in Reference Section<br> 1,969 books in electronic form<br> 175 periodicals<br> 55 newspapers<br> 2600 books in [[Braille]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Narmad Central Library|url=http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-sections.shtml|publisher=Surat Municipal Corporation|access-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118131244/http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-sections.shtml|archive-date=18 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| pop_served = 36,230 members of Central Library, 10,625 members of Children's Section and members of the public<br />
| budget = {{INR}} 2.04 crore<ref>{{cite web|title=Narmad Central Library|url=http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-ataglance.shtml|publisher=Surat Municipal Corporation|access-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101549/http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-ataglance.shtml|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />
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'''Kavi Narmad Central Library''' is a public library in [[Surat]] built by the Surat Municipal Corporation in 1991 at Ghod Dod Road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attractions of Surat|url=http://www.mycitysurat.in/attractions-of-surat|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617192416/http://www.mycitysurat.in/attractions-of-surat|archivedate=2012-06-17}}</ref> The library is the largest in the city with 2,26,391 books and a membership of 46,855. The library premises have a total area of 6158 sq. m. and was built at the cost of {{INR}} 4.03 crore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Narmad Central Library|url=http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-main.shtml|publisher=Surat Municipal Corporation|access-date=20 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017094158/http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/narmadlibrary/knc-main.shtml|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The library also houses a reading room and a newspaper section open to public. It is named after [[Narmadashankar Dave|Veer Narmad]] the famous [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[poet]] from [[Surat]] and was opened to public on his 158th birth anniversary.<br />
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On 18 January 2011 Information Centre, separate sections for senior citizen and rare book collection, conference hall and audio visual room were added.<br />
More recently, the revitalization of the library was completed.{{cn|date=January 2021}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of tourist attractions in Surat]]<br />
*[[Science Centre, Surat]]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries in Surat]]<br />
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[[Category:1991 establishments in Gujarat]]</div>->BrownHairedGirl