Krishnadas Shama State Central Library
Address: Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Patto Centre, Panaji, Goa 403001, India
Phone number: +91 832 240 4512
Krishnadas shama state central library is a Library in Panaji.It has been rated 9 out of 10 by 366 people.
Website: https://www.centrallibrary.goa.gov.in
Reviews
Disha H. rated it 10/10 stars and wrote:
This place is very peaceful, it's really maintained very silent, one can come and prepare for their exams without actually getting disturbed.
Posted: 10 months ago
cast73away 1. rated it 10/10 stars and wrote:
Very soothing, calming place.. Can spend hours of quality time here gorging on the humungous collection of books at the library.. And if fatigue hits.. One can easily stroll out to the mangrove deck behind and enjoy estuarine nature at its best, small molluscs, crabs winding their way through their daily chores, looking for food and amazing pearl spot fishes swimming in the creek if light is adequate... Amazing place to chill.. No wonder so many students, couples come to spend time.. May not be advisable for senior citizens in the wet season..
Posted: 7 months ago
8080 Saloni B. rated it 10/10 stars and wrote:
This library holds potential to be the second home to any book lover. The positive vibes encapsulate you and instantly make you feel calm and safe.
Posted: 4 months ago
Rishi A. rated it 10/10 stars and wrote:
Being a tourist, I was really surprised to see such an awesome library being maintained so well by a state government. It has 5 floors, one floor dedicated to rare books and one floor only for Goa. And an additional floor only for Portuguese language books. Then there are periodicals, archives of newspapers. A local can issue/borrow books too.
Hoping that other states too replicate such libraries.
Posted: 3 months ago
831- Soundarya M P. rated it 10/10 stars and wrote:
No regrets about visiting the library building. The sculptures, the paintings capture your heart once you enter it. There's even place for elderly people to sit outside and enjoy the cool breeze while reading.
After entering the library you already feel like royalty where there is no one to irritate you but my friend the actual fun is yet to be explored. There remain two important parts for students to note. First, two study rooms with absolute silence, well ventilated, with comfortable sitting and spacious cubicles. Second, the main library part of the building. Even the Euphoric children keep their calm in the kids section. I specially loved the huge teddy bears over there ?❤️ the tables kept are kinda cute and one feels like being a 7 yr old again just to enjoy this section.
Then we have the gems, pearls, diamonds, and rubies for the high school and the college going students up till send last floor. This section contains books from nearly all aspects of life one can imagine. Feel bored and want to read something other than a comic the library got you monologues from various indian writers. Similarly from poem to biographies, from history to geography, from calculas to modern day development in chemical engineering they got it all. Even the manuscripts and the old newspapers.
Now the last floor. I saw one book which was of my 1 yr old nephews height. I measured thickness of few books and it was nearly 4½ inches. Books in Portugal writing were also present and were in good condition (better actually). Once you go there you understand the seriousness that was present during the Goa Freedom Struggle. The letters preserved, all the stained black ink on brownish white paper ; Ahhhh !!! Goosebumps.
After experiencing this nature I was overwhelmed and thought that nothing can compete with this but at a very short distance I saw the Dnyan Stambh and below that there is mangrove gardens nicely maintained. After having a day spent productively you can enjoy the winds over there and have a short photography session also ??.
So whoever is reading this thankuuu for reading till the end. I know nobody is really interested in reading long passages but I typed my experience. Hope that this productive environment is maintained by the Goa Government for the betterment of not only goan students but also for the elderly. Thank you Krishnadas Shama State Central Library.
Posted: 3 months ago
Timings:
Sunday: 9:30 am to 5:45 pm
Monday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Friday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am to 5:45 pm
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