The Dyal Singh Trust Library is a
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
located in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, Pakistan.
History
It was established by Sardar
Dyal Singh Majithia
Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia (1848–1898) was an Indian businessman, banker, philanthropist and activist. Majithia established ''The Tribune (Chandigarh), The Tribune'', an English language newspaper in Lahore in 1881, and later, he became the f ...
in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
in 1908.
The library was initially established in the residence of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, and upon completion of the existing building it was shifted there.
An initial amount of RS 60,000 was granted for the books and financial requirements of the library.
See also
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List of libraries in Lahore
References
External links
Dyal Singh Trust Library
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Libraries in Lahore
1908 establishments in British India
Libraries established in 1908