Which are the best Libraries in Delhi India?

There are many more libraries which are hidden away in the Old Delhi region and have amazing collection of Urdu, Persian, Hindi literature. Given below is the list of some lesser known but gems of libraries, for book lovers in Delhi NCR.

MARWARI LIBRARY
BOOKS:Hindi literature and rare early and mid-20th century periodicals
HOURS: 8:30am-8:00pm
LOCATION: On Chandni Chowk, next to Haldiram’s. Nearest Metro: Chandni Chowk

Shah Valiullah Library
BOOKS: Over 10,000 books and 100 manuscripts in Urdu and Persian
HOURS: Approximately 9:30-11:00am, 8:00pm-10:00pm
LOCATION: Imli Pahar, near Jama Masjid. Nearest Metro: Chawri Bazar

Fatehpuri Library
BOOKS: Untold riches
HOURS: Mornings and afternoons
LOCATION: Within the Fatehpuri mosque complex, at the tail-end of Chandni Chowk. Nearest Metro: Chandni Chowk

Mahmuddiyah Library, Jami’at Ulama-i Hind
BOOKS: A medium-sized, unique collection of mostly printed materials in Urdu, Persian and Arabic, including some periodicals.
HOURS: Generally late mornings (9:00-11:00am) and early afternoons (2:00-4:00pm)
LOCATION: Near ITO Chowk, in the Jami’at Ulama’-i Hind complex. Adjacent to ITO Police Headquarters. Nearest Metro: Pragati Maidan

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Library, Azad Bhavan
BOOKS: The personal collection of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad; a general collection in Urdu, Hindi, Persian and Arabic; possibly a small number of manuscripts.
HOURS: Approximately 9:30am-4:00pm
LOCATION: On the second floor of Azad Bhavan in ITO. Nearest Metro: Pragati Maidan

Dayal Singh Library
BOOKS: An unpredictable collection of early and mid-twentieth century works in Urdu, Hindi, English and Sanskrit. Hindi is particularly well represented.
HOURS: Morning to evening.
LOCATION: West of ITO, near Tilak Bridge railway station. Nearest Metro: Pragati Maidan

The Ghalib Institute
BOOKS: A wide range of well-curated Urdu and Persian books and manuscripts.
HOURS: Approximately 10:00am – 4:00pm
LOCATION On a comfortable day, you can walk from Connaught Place to the Ghalib Institute. The Institute is located on Mata Sundari Road, across from the Mata Sundari Gurudwara. Nearest Metro: Barakhamba Road

The Hardayal Library
BOOKS: A large collection of rare manuscripts in many languages from as early as the Mughal period, rare print books from the 19th and early 20th century in Indian Languages, and many first editions of English books.
HOURS: Approximately 10:00am-4:00pm.
LOCATION: On HC road, near the entrance to Chandni Chowk Metro station. The library is down a short lane near the entrance. Nearest Metro: Chandni Chowk

Jamia Hamdard Library
BOOKS: A vast collection of manuscripts and early printed materials in Arabic, Persian and Urdu. A large collection of 20th century periodicals in Urdu, including rare magazines.
HOURS: 9:30-12:30 – 1:30-4:30
LOCATION: On the Mehrauli-Badarpur road, beside the ruins of Tughluqabad. Nearest Metro: Govindpuri/Saket

Zakir Husain College Library
BOOKS: A general collection in a number of languages, mostly printed books; some rare.
HOURS: Approximately 9:00am-5:00pm
LOCATION: Across from Ramlila Maidan, north of CP. Nearest Metro: New Delhi Railway Station

Iranian Culture House Library and Nur Microfilm Center
BOOKS: Persian books and manuscripts, and microfilms of Persian manuscripts collected from across India.
HOURS: Approximately 9:00am-12:00pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm
LOCATION: On Tilak Marg, opposite the Supreme Court. Nearest Metro: Mandi House

Sahitya Academy
BOOKS: Post-independence literature in all Indian languages.
HOURS: 9:30am-6:00pm, Monday through Saturday
LOCATION: Near Mandi House. Nearest Metro: Mandi House

Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Library, Jami’a Millia Islamia
BOOKS: Rare printed works and manuscripts in Arabic Persian and Urdu.
HOURS: 9:00am-7:00pm (4:00pm for the rare reading books and manuscripts rooms)
LOCATION: Jamia Millia Campus, near Okhla. Nearest Metro: Govinpuri/Kalkaji

Ramakrishna Ashram Library

The library is open to members for the purpose of reading and reference work on all days except Mondays and other notified holidays. The library has a reading room facility and also a lending section for the benefit of borrowers, but books are issued to members residing in Delhi only.

The library is equipped with books on generalities, philosophy & related disciplines, religion, social sciences, languages, pure sciences, technology (applied science), arts, literature, rhetoric, geography, history, etc. covering 13 languages, including French and Russian. The library provides dailies in English and Hindi and periodicals in several Indian languages.

The library opens from 8 am to 8 pm on all days except Monday. The serene ambience of ashram & spiritually rich environment provides a very soothing reading experience.

Location: Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110055, India. It is next to R K Ashram Metro Station.

The Japan Foundation Library

If you are a fan of manga, you shouldn’t be missing out on the Japan Foundation Library, owing to their large collection of manga from various acclaimed writers and artists. They have a lot of general reference material and research info related to Japan, too, including an audio-video library.

Location: 5-A, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar 4, New Delhi

Given below is the list of the Best libraries in Delhi..

British Council Library

• The Delhi library is centrally located at Connaught Place, a showpiece of Lutyens’ Delhi, in an iconic building designed by Charles Correa.
• Extremely well connected via metro from all parts of the city and NCR, the library is buzzing with confident students, professionals, home makers and others, who come to access information in a relaxed environment and to network with like-minded people.
• We are a state of art library with easy to use technology that will enable you to check out and return books, CDs and DVDs with ease.
• Watch this space for an exciting redesign of our library in 2013.

Address: 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi
Website: http://www.britishcouncil.in

Delhi Public Library

• Delhi Public Library is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture and governed by Delhi Library Board, fully financed by the Government of India.
• Delhi Public Library was started as a UNESCO project in the year 1951 by the Govt. of India.
• Delhi Public Library has a network of Zonal Libraries, Branches & Sub-branches, R.C.Libraries, Community Libraries, Deposit Stations, Mobile Library, Braille library, etc. spread all over Delhi.
• The library is well stocked with collection of over 18 lakh books in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi & other Indian Languages- almost all subjects are represented in its collection.

Address: H-Block, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi
Website: http://www.dpl.gov.in

American Centre Library

• The American Library in New Delhi is a library under the supervision of the American Embassy, situated in the commercial hub of New Delhi inside the American Center.
• Opened in 1951, the Library was established to promote understanding between the people of North India and the United States.
• The library has books on topics related to American society, American politics, American culture, and the American constitution which it serves to general public, students, teachers, and researchers.

Address: 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi
Year Founded: 1951

Delhi University Library

• The South Campus Library, University of Delhi was established in 1973 to facilitate access for South Delhi Residents.
• It is housed in a four story separate building, in beautiful surroundings on an elevated site at the centre of the Campus and offers a congenial environment for study and research.
• The total sitting capacity of the Library is about 275 seats, with reading halls on all the floor alongwith the collection.

Address: University of Delhi, University Road, Delhi
Year Founded: 1973
Website: http://www.crl.du.ac.in

Indian Council of Historical Research

• Indian Council of Historical Research is an autonomous organization which was established under Societies Registration Act in 1972.
• The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is a fund-disbursing agency that supports the academic and empirical research of scholars using funds received from the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• Based in Delhi, ICHR does not carry out any historical research of its own.

Address: 35 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi
Year Founded: 1972
Website: http://www.ichr.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology

• The IIT Delhi Library System comprises of a Central Library and 18 departmental libraries that collectively support the teaching, research and extension programmes of the Institute.
• The Central Library houses a total collection of over three lakh documents comprising of books, theses, journals, video cassettes and compact discs in the fields of science, engineering, humanities, literature and management.
• All in-house operations in the library are fully computerized using the LibSys software package that also provides web-based access to the online catalogue of Library.
• The “Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDEST) Consortium” was set-up in 2003 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on the recommendation of an Expert Group appointed by the Ministry.

Address: Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016

Jawaharlal Nehru University

• The Central Library, knowledge hub of Jawaharlal Nehru University provides comprehensive access to books, journals, theses and dissertations, reports, surveys covering diverse disciplines.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is a public central university in New Delhi, India.
• In 2012, The National Assessment and Accreditation Council gave the university the highest grade awarded to any educational institution in the country.

Address: New Mehrauli Road, Delhi
Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in/library

National Archives

• The National Archives of India (NAI) is a repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and holds them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars.
• Originally established as the Imperial Record Department in 1891, in Calcutta, then capital of British India, the NAI is situated at the intersection of Janpath and Rajpath, in Delhi.
• It functions as an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Address: Janpath, New Delhi
Website: http://www.nationalarchives.nic.in

The Centre for Women’s Development Studies

• The CWDS Library is a specialized research resource centre for a comprehensive collection of published and unpublished material relating to Indian women.
• The Library through its collection aims to provide an overall perspective regarding the situational analysis, current issues, development policies, programmes and schemes relating to women and strives to fill in the information gaps in these areas.

Address: 25 Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi
Website: http://www.cwds.ac.in/library