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The Legislature Library is essentially a special library catering to the needs of the legislators in the discharge of their functions. Library originated in the Dewan's Office Library of the erstwhile Travancore State renamed as the Legislative Library in 1921 and later as Travancore Cochin Assembly Library in 1949. The library got its present name, Kerala Legislature Library in 1956 and has since been exclusively meant to meet the information needs of the Members of the Legislative Assembly.  The library with more than One Lakh Thirteen Thousand books, reports, gazettes, back volumes of periodicals and newspapers etc. is one of the best reference libraries in the State.

 

Working Hours

The Main Library will remain open on all working days between 10.15 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. During periods when the Assembly is in session, the library will be opened from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. or till the House rises for the day. It shall also remain open from 2.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on the preceding day, if that happens to be a holiday, and from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on the intervening holidays of a session. The Members reference branch (Room No. 504) in Assembly Building will remain open on all working days between 10.15 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. During periods when the Assembly is in session it will open from 8.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. or till the House rises for the day.

The MLA Hostel Library extension counter will remain open on all working days between 7.30 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. During periods when Assembly is in session, the library will open from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. It shall also remain open from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. on the preceding day if it is a holiday and on the intervening holidays of session.

 

Contact Numbers

 

Chief Librarian

2512522                                  

Librarian (General)

2512523  

Librarian (Members' Reference)

2512039  

Librarian (Reference)

2512284  

Librarian (K-LAMPS)

2512566  

Members' Reference Branch

2512593  

Reference Section

2512519  

Circulation Section

2512135  

MLA Hostel Extention Counter

2512259  

Technical Section

2512520  

Digitisation Section

2512630  

Documentation Section

2512521  

Maintenance Section

2512138  

Children's Library

2512640