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Vijay Merchant Children's Library

  • Open 7 days a week from 10 am to 7 pm
  • Closed on select bank holidays

This special facility for children is the brainchild of Mr. Vijay Merchant, former Indian test cricketer, former CCI President and eminent philanthropist. It was established in the year 1980 with the aim of inculcating a reading habit in children and furthering their intellectual development at a tender age. This library has over 20,000 books suitably sorted for children of all age groups. The books are updated on a regular basis.

Children in the age group of 8-14 may enrich and entertain themselves through a wide selection of reading material including encyclopaedia series, National Geographic magazines, picture books, Ladybird series, all popular comics, mystery fiction and a dedicated ‘classics’ section. In addition, the library has a separate collection for baby sitters. The facility is available to the children of members for reading, researching within the premises besides borrowing at a nominal charge. Once logged in members can avail a host of services i.e. search for books, re-issue books, reserve books etc. Once logged in members can avail a host of services which include searching for books, re-issue books, reserve books besides check on popular books, recent arrivals, recommended books and also make suggestions for purchase to the library.

Location : 4th floor Stadium House (above the administrative office)

  • Please note that there is a golf cart available to ferry members from the main car park to the office building to make the library more easily accessible.

Timing

  • Open 7 days a week from 10 am to 7 pm
  • LIBRARY CLOSED ON FOLLOWING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
SR No. Holiday Date/Month
1 Republic Day 26th January,2023
2 Mahashivratri 18th February,2023
3 Holi 7th March,2023
4 Ramzan Id ( Id Ul Fitur ) 22nd April,2023
5 Maharashtra Day 1st May,2023
6 Independence Day 15th August,2023
7 Ganesh Chaturthi 19th September,2023
8 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 2nd October,2023
9 Dasara 24th October,2023
10 Diwali 14th November,2023
11 Christmas 25th December,2023