SHIBPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY was established in the year 1874. From the old records and documents we have come to know that the library was first established in a room at Halderpara Lane of, Shibpur under the name of "NEWS ROOM" BY Late KANGALI CHARAN HALDER.

After two years News Room shifted to a rented room at 37 Raj Narayan Roy Chowdhury Ghat Road . Only around 7000 people were residing in Shibpur at that time. The name of the Library was changed to "THE SHIBPUR READING ROOM". The general people of Shibpur had shown their interest towards the Library and contributes books, periodicals etc to the Libraray. The stock of Books of different subjects, languages increased rapidly. But due to some circumstances the officials of the Library divided into two sections and library activities certainly collapsed.

To solve the problems one of the renowned citizen of Shibpur Late Roy Raj Kumar Sen Bahadur took initiative and a friendly settlement came out at last. In the year 1878 the Library Activities started again under a new name "SHIBPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY".

In the year 1890 the first committee of the library formed. The committee selected the following persons as office bearers-
PRESIDENT : Late SRI HARI CHAKRABORTY (Sanapara)
SECRETARY : Late AGHOR NATH BANDOPADHYAY , M.A., B.L
ASST. SECRETARY : Late NANI BHUSAN SINGHA
TREASURER & ACCOUNTANT : Late RAMNATH BHATTACHARYA