The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.
| Romain Rolland Library | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| 11°56′04″N 79°50′09″E / 11.934366942487252°N 79.83576590089076°E | |
| Location | Puducherry, India, India |
| Type | Public Library |
| Established | 16 May 1827[1] |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, Journals, Magazines, Braille Books, Manuscripts in French and English. |
| Size | 400,000[2] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 200,000 |
History
In the year 1966 when the birth centenary of the French scholar Romain Rolland who was also a contemporary and a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated, the Library was renamed after him and ever since it is known as ‘Romain Rolland Library’.[3]
