List of Best Libraries In Bangalore

Spending time at a library in Bangalore is the perfect escape from your everyday life. We know for sure. Cuz honestly, life in a metro can be super taxing. Unless you practice the art of taking a breather. And sure, cafes and clubs are cool places to chill. But reading your favourite stories (maybe at British Library Bangalore) is the most old-school way to slow down time.

And nope, we’re not psychics. Just folks who know a thing or two about the importance of catching a break. Because that’s all we do, add a bit of fun and frolic into your otherwise stressful routine. Why else would we put a full-fledged entertainment zone in our Stanza Living residences? It has loads of bean bags, wide-screen TVs, and gaming consoles for you to lay back and relax. Plus, we make sure you don’t have to go back to cooking meals or cleaning your room after – we take care of it. And what’s more? We help you with your itsy bitsy tasks too. Like doing some research and compiling a list of contenders for the ‘best library in Bangalore’. So you can go out and let go of your stress. The old-school way!

Best Libraries in Bangalore

These are the 5 best libraries in Bangalore for sure:

• • British Council Library, Kasturba Road Cross
  • My Hangout Library, Bellandur
  • State Central Library, Jayanagar
  • Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi
  • Muslim Library, Gandhi Nagar

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British Council Library, Kasturba Road Cross

The ‘British Council Library Bangalore’ is a sought-after name when it comes to libraries. And why not? It has a collection of 16,000 books. Including graphic novels and E-magazines. Plus, if you have a special membership card, you get 200MB of data every day. Now, that doesn’t sound much at first. But that’s like dozens of E-books right at your fingertips.

My Hangout Library, Bellandur

My Hangout library is the perfect place to, well, hang out with your fellow bookworms. As it happens to be a community reading space. On top of that, it holds a lot of fun activities and classes. Like storytelling, phonics, rubik’s cube, and writing. So if you’re a corporate slave by day, and Instagram poet by night, this is where you go on weekends.

State Central Library, Jayanagar

The State Central Library Bangalore is a historical landmark in the city. It houses around 50,000 books in its iconic brick-red building. Plus, it’s got loads of open spaces and benches for you to sit around and read a book. Or perhaps, channel your inner Forrest Gump and narrate your favourite story to a stranger sitting beside you.

Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi

This library is an ode to Bangalore’s cultural heritage. It has a collection of over 40,000 volumes and 400 periodicals. And on top of it, it has books on various languages like English, Kannada, Sanskrit and French. Plus, it conserves some rare manuscripts which are 400 years old. But to be honest, they still look better than the college books caked in dust since your first semester.

Muslim Library, Gandhi Nagar

If you search for a Bangalore library online, the internet will show you this unique place. Believe it or not, the Muslim Library has a catalogue of over 30,000 volumes. And most of them are written in Urdu, Persian, and Arabic languages. Perfect place for you to explore your favourite collections of Ghalib and Faiz. We mean, the books which are mostly given as housewarming gifts these days. Ahem Ahem.

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