Hasrat Mohani Library | |
Country: | Pakistan |
Type: | Academic library |
Location: | Hyderabad, Sindh |
Service Area: | Hyderabad, Sindh |
Coordinates: | 25.3857°N 68.3714°W |
Collection Size: | 40,000 books |
Parent Organization: | Government of Sindh |
Hasrat Mohani Library, also known as Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad, and formerly known as Holm Stead Free Readers Hall, (Urdu: {{nq|حسرت موہانی لائبریری) is a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, adjacent to Pacco Qillo.[1] It is the oldest library in the city of Hyderabad.[2]
The library was built in 1905 as Homestead Hall in the honor of Dr. Homestead, a well-known surgeon of Hyderabad, Sindh.[1] [3]
After the partition of India, Radio Pakistan set up a regional office in the library which they occupied until 1967.[1]
In 1967, the library was renamed after a noted poet of Urdu language, Hasrat Mohani.[2]