The Calcutta Public Library was established

_{On march 21st 1836 The Calcutta Public Library was established. later the Calcutta Public Library and the Imperial Secretariat Library were amalgamated and gave way to establishment of The Imperial Library. After Independence of India, the National Library came into being in place of Imperial Library by the “Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act” in 1948. It was opened to Public on 1st February 1953.}