Editing Connemara Public Library (section)

==Collections==
The library, along with the [[Government Museum, Chennai|Madras museum]], benefited greatly from the effects of the [[Madras Literary Society]], the Oriental Manuscripts Library and the Records Office.<ref name="MM_MuseumLibraryAndTheatre">{{cite journal
 | title = Museum, Library and Theatre 
 | journal = Madras Musings 
 | volume = XX 
 | issue = 3 
 | date = 16–31 May 2010 
 | url = http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2020%20No%203/museum-library-and-theatre.html
 | access-date = 1 July 2012}}</ref> Under the provision of Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act 1954, every publisher in India has to compulsorily send a copy of each publication to the library. Apart from this a good number of publications and periodicals of UN and its specialized organs and [[Asian Development Bank]] were also received. Furthermore, several books were added every year by purchasing from the funds made available by the state government budget.<ref name="UChicago_Connemara">{{cite web
 | title = Connemara (State Central) Public Library (Chennai, India)
 | publisher = University of Chicago 
 | year = 2009 
 | url = https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Connemara+%28State+Central%29+Public+Library+%28Chennai,+India%29
 | access-date = 28 June 2012}}</ref> The collection includes [[Book collecting|rare books]] including a 1608 [[Bible]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/this-world-book-day-walk-the-alleys-of-centuries-old-connemara-public-library/article23645555.ece|title=Chennai's 'old Connemara library' opens doors on World Book Day|last=Upadhye|first=Aishwarya|date=23 April 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 September 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/connemara-library-displays-pages-from-past/articleshow/69033530.cms|title=Connemara library displays pages from past|date=25 April 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>