Best Libraries Open On Holidays In Mumbai Near Me

4worldlovers: The J.N. Petit Institute, which has been in existence since 1856, is one of the most distinguished libraries in Mumbai and in India. The library has served generations of residents of Mumbai by providing them with reading material for education, information, personal development and recreation.


Over the years the library has built up a main collection of over 100,000 books covering all subjects, and including old classic works as well as modern fiction and non-fiction. There are also some special collections of books. The library subscribes to various periodicals and newspapers, all of which are in great demand by the members.


The magnificent building in which the library is housed was built using a donation from Bai Dinbai Nesserwanjee Petit, and was inaugurated on 1st May, 1898. An extension, including the reading room, was added in 1939. The building was given the Urban Heritage Award for the year 1990 by the Bombay Heritage Society.

4worldlovers:
Hello! Welcome to Trilogy! This is our independent and lovingly curated bookshop and library, in Bandra, Mumbai!

We believe that books, unlike most other things one finds on a shelf, don’t really have a shelf life.

4worldlovers: Set up as a library uniquely for children, it now has a large, completely separate section for grown ups. With over 10,000 books and magazines it is a book lover's paradise.

Truly a Public Library - it welcomes members, regardless of circumstances and economic background. Everybody has equal access to the magic of books.

4worldlovers: Our social project takes place in a library-café located in Mumbai (India) where all the young staff who works there are homeless people. The café works on 4 core ideas:

Our youth earn an honest salary and work for appropriate working hours. Gender equality is guaranteed in our workplace and their basic needs of food, accommodation and health are taken care of.

- Training skills for practical experience related to hospitality are given to the youth.

- Sponsoring educational activities or training courses as per their curiosity and interest levels and they adjust their working hours to balance their work and studies.

- Free classes are given to the uneducated children and/or to the street children

During their stay in our Project, they are guaranteed a decent home through shared apartments while guiding them for self-management, personal care and hygiene. This way they are like a large family.

Free meals are offered to the street children or slum children who show up at and stop by the café.

“Start by doing the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. "

The dream of owning a house is still a distant dream for many. For this reason, Bombay to Barcelona Library Cafe has undertaken the initiative of finding a place which they can call home, and support them in their financial and legal requirements.

Enter our community store where you can buy some of our products, find video recipes of our most successful dishes, merchandise, etc.

Your help is very powerful! This project was born thanks to the contributions of many people, and if it has reached where it is today and moving forward, it is thanks to our volunteers, whom we call “angels”, who are dedicated to it. Become one of them!