Asiatic Library Mumbai – Asiatic Society Of Bombay Library Town Hall

One of the very famous libraries in Mumbai, Asiatic library picture is very famous. Lets know more about one of the  oldest library of Mumbai..

Asiatic Society Of Bombay Library started in 1804 by Sir James Mackintosh along with the startup of Literary society of Bombay in those days. Its one of the paid membership libraries in Mumbai with about 25 to 30,000 rare collections of books with Annual membership fees of Rs. 1000 to 1500 and Rs.10,000 to 15,000 for life time membership with a refundable security deposit of Rs.500/- only. Members are allowed to borrow total of fifteen books and three magazines.

This library has a dust free air conditioned laboratory to store books which was built in 1991 whose purpose is to conserve old books and so now it is one of the famous rare collection old books library of Mumbai.

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