One of the oldest libraries around this area of Tamil Nadu is the Pennington Public Library in Srivilliputtur. It was founded in 1875 and named after then collector of Thirunelveli, Mr. Pennington. It currently contains about 75,000 books under English, Tamil, Reference, Children and Archives sections. This library is a must to see for its influence in education in this area.
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| Entrance is just right of this picture. |
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| Entrance. The man on the right is like a guard. You must log in to register before entering. |
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| Library committee members and Lydia |
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| The library is not very big but historically important. |
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| Right next to the library is this gorgeous school (The Hindu High School). There are two of these buildings on either side of the road. One for boys and another one for girls. This one is for boys. The girls' school hasn't been renovated yet. |
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| The Hindu High School. |
It's wonderful to see that some Pennington's were book lovers and collectors like myself. Now that I am old, I have to dispose of some of them. However I am constantly finding new people, things and events to research (and adding more to my library rather than less), and libraries are essential. Thanks for you web site: The Reverend Jasper Green Pennington, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
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