JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PUBLIC LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTRE

   Jawaharlal Nehru Public Library and Research Centre, established in the year 1985 at Kannur, cater to the needs of students, research scholars and the public in general. This Research Centre is run by a charitable society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The District Collector, Kannur, is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Society.

 The Library was originally housed at Mahatma Mandiram on a rental basis. Thereafter Government of Kerala assigned 50 cents of land in the heart of the town on Yogasala Road for construction of own building for Library and Research Centre. In the year 1988 Govt of Kerala contributed an amount of Rs 5 lakh, from the proceeds of the State Film Award Nite to construct a permanent building on the allotted land. The library was shifted to the new building at the present site in 1995.

 The library has a collection of more than 20,000 books in English, Malayalam and Hindi on various subjects, which covers a variety of subjects viz. Economics, History, Languages, Science & Technology, Public Administration, Management, Law, Phylosophy, Literature etc. The data is fully computerized. Subscriber members can have access to the stock register to locate their choice of books through digital inventory.
The management of this Library is vested with a Governing body headed by the District Collector. The body consists of 21 elected members with the District Collector as the Chairman. The Mayor, Kannur Corporation and the President of District Panchayth, Kannur shall be special invitees. The Governing Body periodically elects a team of office bears consisting of Working Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, two joint secretaries and treasurer for smooth conduct of activities. Elected team will normally be in office for a period of three years.