List of Library Legislation Enacted in India and their Year of Enactment

Year	Name of the Library Legislation
1850	Public Libraries Act 1850 Great Britain (England), United Kingdom (This is the First Public Library Act in the World)
1948	Madras Public Libraries Act (Also known as Tamil Nadu Public Libraries Act)
1955	Hyderabad Public Libraries Act
1960	Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act
1965	Karnataka (Mysore) Public Libraries Act
1967	Maharashtra Public Libraries Act
1979	West Bengal Public Libraries Act
1988	Manipur Public Libraries Act
1989	Haryana Public Libraries Act
1989	Kerala Public Libraries Act
1993	Goa Public Libraries Act
1993	Mizoram Public Libraries Act
2001	Gujarat Public Libraries Act
2001	Orissa Public Libraries Act
2005	Uttaranchal Public Libraries Act (Also known as Uttarakhand Public Libraries Act)
2006	Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries Act
2006	Rajasthan Public Libraries Act
2008	Bihar Public Libraries Act
2008	Chattisgarh Public Libraries Act
2008	Pondichery Public Libraries Act
2009	Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act
2014	Lakshadwep Public Libraries Act

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