Hasrat Mohani Library

Hasrat Mohani Library, also known as Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad, and formerly known as Holm Stead Free Readers Hall, is a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, adjacent to Pacco Qillo. It is the oldest library in the city of Hyderabad.

History

The library was built in 1905 as Homestead Hall in the honor of Dr. Homestead, a well-known surgeon of Hyderabad.
After the partition of India, Radio Pakistan set up a regional office in the library and used the premises for the purpose until 1967.
In 1967, the library was renamed after noted Urdu language poet Hasrat Mohani.