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State Central Library is one of the largest library in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala. This magnificent library was built in 19th century by Raja Swathi Thirunal, along with the zoo, museum and art galleries. It was then known as people’s library.

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Parking Difficulty : High
Walking Needed : For 100 meters
Time Needed : 2-3 Hours
Open Timings : 9.00 AM to 3:00 PM
Still Photography : Allowed
Video Photography : Allowed
Cooler Climate for most part of the year.
Carry Umbrella
Wear Comfortable Shoes
Wear Cotton Dress with pullovers
Carry Binoculars
Nearest Railway Station : Kodai Road Railway Station
Nearest Airport : Madurai Airport
Nearest National Highway : NH32
Nearest Landmark : Kodai Market

The library has enormous collections of books under different sections – technical, sanskrit, malayalam, digital, reference etc.,

It also has an digital collection of books in searchable formats.

It owns a rare collection of old and precious documents that are not available anywhere else. It has 707 rare documents (644 English and 63 Malayalam books) containing 3,28,268 pages have been digitised and a Digital archive was opened in 2006.

It has a unique building with a nice architecture. It also houses a good canteen and a must visit for book worms.

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