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At a Glance

The concept of Harekrushna Mahtab State Library was conceived during 1st Five Year Plan under the advice of Government of India and was completed in 1959 with a majestic building of around 16000 sq.ft. Carpet area, enshrined within a beautiful land of 3 acres in a prime location of Capital City of Bhubaneswar. In 1967, it was named as Gandhi Bhawan commemorating birth centenary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. The State Library was located in this building, but in a corner only. In 1987 it was renovated and entire space of the four storeyed building was utilized for the functioning of two Libraries i.e. State Library for the entire State of Odisha and another Public Library for Bhubaneswar City.

In 1987, Government decided to rename the State Library and the Public Library as Harekrushna Mahtab State Library (in memory of Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, the builder of modern Odisha) and the Bhubaneswar Public Library respectively. The former is a Reference Library and lending of books are not permitted whereas the latter is a Lending Library for the public of Bhubaneswar City. These two Libraries have managed to function over the limited space. Total readers seats available are about 350 against the present demands of 600-700 readers per day. Some statistics of these libraries given below:

Total Books-1, 44,000

Total number of newspapers subscribed-15

Total number of Magazines subscribed-56

Total registered members-6000

Total number of Users per day-600

Total number of seats: -350

	Bhubaneswar Public Library (BPL) –180
	Language & Literature –10
	State Library –50
	Serial –80
	Children –30

Floor areas

	Bhubaneswar public Library (BPL)-120’x100’
	Language and Literature-20’x40’
	Serial Section-80’x 40’
	Research and Reference Section-40’x100’
	Depository Section-40’x100’
	Children Section-40’x100’
	Office-100’x 90’
	T.S.D.-100’x 90’
	A.S.D.-150’x 80’
	Cycle stand and shed-100’x20’ and 60’x 40’

Different Sections of the HKM State Library:

	Depository Section
	Bibliography Section
	Research & Reference Section
	Fine Art Section
	Language & Literature Section
	Serial Section
	Text Book & Career Development Section
	Subject Collection Section
	Children Section
	Braille Section
	Registration Section
	Computer Section
	Reprography Section
	Binding Section
	Technical Section
	Dormitory Section
	Conservation Laboratory (recently added under Grant of Government of India)
	Publication Division (newly started)
	R.R.R.L.F. Schemes for Odisha (newly started)
	Property Counter
	Office & Issue Section /Administrative Division
	Garden
	Cycle stand and shed
	Canteen

Total number of staff –89

Devices for management/communication – Phones/Fax/On-line (Internet-mail)/Computers communication/ Networking/ Xerox/cyclostyle