Manish Gupta
Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library a State-of-art edifice situated near Panjim bus stand at Patto. It covers a built up area of 12,100 sq. mts. The Library is named after Krishnadas Shama founder of Konkani Prose and known as Father of Konkani literature, to recognize his contribution in the field of literature in 16th century.
The Library has around 2.5 lakhs books in different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani and Portuguese since its inception.
The library offers modern facilities like Self Check-in/Check-Out Kiosk, Book Drop Box using RFID Technology. The State Central Library was established in the year 1832 and was shifted to the new building in the year 2012. The library was first housed in the first floor of the Police Building in Panjim (Panaji), Goa's state capital. Since 2011, the library has shifted to its new premises in the Pato locality of Panjim, near the main bus stand. It is housed in a spacious, six-floor building designed by award-winning architect Gerard da Cunha.
The State Central Library has a more than 180,000 book collection, in different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Portuguese, since 1832. About 15,00,000 pages of rare books, official gazettes and newspapers are available in electronic format (microfilm Form). State Central Library acts a depository library under Press and Registration Books Act, 1867 and Delivery of Books Act, 1954 wherein the entire published book in the State should be deposited in the library for national posterity.
Reference sources like general and subject dictionaries, encyclopedias, Who’s Who directories, biographical dictionaries, gazetteers, atlases, travel guides and various other reference sources are available for users. Books for competitive examinations and valuable books on different subjects also form the part of this collection. Students and research scholars also utilise the library.
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