About the Library

Renovation of 110-year-old building was six years in the making

CHENNAI: Local Administration Minister, M.K. Stalin, inaugurated the renovated Connemara Library here on Wednesday evening.

The 110-year old building of the Library was restored by the Archaeological Survey of India, spearheaded by the Superintending Archaeologist, Chennai Circle, Sathyabama Badrinath, and Senior Conservation Assistant, Bhagwan Sarathy.

The renovation, six years in the making, was funded by the Departments of Culture, Government of India, and School Education, Tamil Nadu.

Rare books, back issues of periodicals and government documents are now housed in the building that Mr. Stalin described as `an object of pride for the state of Tamil Nadu'.

Read further : The Hindu/22.11.2006

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