Birla Centre has open its Library for Public owing to its rarity books which are no longer available in the market.
The library, titled GP Birla Library, Built on the historic Naubat Pahad next to the BM Birla Science Centre, boasts of as many as 10,000 books ranging from art, archaeology, architecture to lesser known concepts such as iconography, numismatics, museology etc.
“The uniqueness of the library is that it will catch the eyes of the readers from students to research scholars and retired scholars,’’ BG Sidharth, director, BM Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, said
Owing to the rarity of certain books, the management has decided to make it in an in house library. “We cannot afford to lend the books to people because they are no longer available and once we lose them, they are gone forever,’’ he expressed.
“Some of the books present here are so rare that they will be beneficial to civil aspirants. These books are no longer available in the market,’’ Sidharth added.
The library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is open six days a week. The membership is `500 on monthly basis, `2,000 on half- yearly basis and `3,000 on annual basis. For further details contact these numbers 23235081/ 9391516839 or write to birlasc@gmail.com