Chavara Public Library
Chavara Public Library with its enormous collection of
books can well be termed as the largest in the city.Catering to the needs of the
members with different tastes,there are seperate departments in the library for reference,history,science,fictions,
light reading,children's books,encyclopedia and journals.Reading room with a number of periodicals and dailies is open
and free to the public during evening hours. The public
library of the Chavara Cultural Centre enjoys no grant from government. The lLibrary consists of
Reference Library
Books and periodicals (current issues) of this section shall be available for the use of public in the library.
On no condition shall these books or periodicals be lent out
General Library
Books and periodicals of this section shall be available to children below the age of
16. Membership in the children's library doesn't entitle the members to borrow books from General Library
Children's Library
Books and periodicals of this section shall be available to children below the age of 16.
Membership in the children's library doesn't entitle the members to borrow books from General Library
Management Library
This section is open exclusively to student of ICWAI, ICSI, CA, MBA, M.Com.
Books and periodicals (back issue) shall be lent out to the members of the library on terms prescribed by the Rules.
Members of this library are entitled to take books from General Library
Library of U.K Correspondence Course
Chavara Library is a resource-cum-study centre of the University of Kerala.
Students registered fro the correspondence course of the University of Kerala have access
to the books in this section when they produce their identity cards
Public Reading Room
A spacious and well -lit reading room is provided in the library having regional and national dailies,
and national and international periodicals for the use of general public
Membership
Membership in the library shall be open to anyone who applies from it in the prescribed form, duly filled in and signed, with the recommendation of a member of Chavara Cultural Centre. At the time of admission every member shall pay the membership fee as follows.
| section |
Annual
Subscription |
Caution
deposit
(Refundable) |
Total |
Management
Library |
250 |
250 |
500 |
Children's
library |
100
|
100 |
200 |
| General Library |
150
|
250 |
400 |
* Knut Hamsun -Dreamers
* Kier Kegaard -Fear and Trembling
* Haruki Murakami -What I Talk About
* David Bohm -On Creativity
* Samuel Beckett -CollectedShorter Plays
* Eugene Ionesco -The Bald Soprano &Other Plays
* Warren Buckland -Film Studies
* Tom Fred -DJ Tips & Techniques
* Indries Shah -Mulla Nasrudin
Contact
Fr.Roby Kannanchira C M I
Director
Chavara Cultural Centre
Kochi-11
Ph:0484-4070250,2377443
email:chavaracentre@rediffmail.com