The Karvir Nagar Vachan Mandir is opposite the Rajaram Jr College. It has a small but attractive building with a small dome and some carved slender pillars, forming a porch. The library was founded in 1850 and was then known as the Kolhapur Native Library. It was originally housed in a building which was later on taken over by the Government. The present building was constructed between 1879 and 1881. In 1921 the reading hall on the east was built. There is a reading hall in the original building where newspapers and magazines are available for reading. Books are issued out for reading at home.

Very large liabrary in kolhapur city. books of all prominent authors are available here.service provided by staff is very good. Library is fully computarised.since twenty years I am member of this liabrary.

Library provides books and you can't actually go inside and look at books and select one. Computer searching is very slow. It takes you ages to find one book and author. A system update is a must.

A treasure of books and books and books... An old and well established well arranged and well maintained library. For some reason I quit from here but I still need to be member of the library. There's a facility of searching books on desktop monitor. I am proud feeling of being member of such a great library. You can find any book in seconds. I think each and every book may available in this great library.

A must visit place in Kolhapur for avid book readers. Excellent management of liabrary. Staff is very helpful. Many good initiatives are done by liabrary to increase habit of reading among society such as Vachan Katta program. Study room avaliable here, all newspapers avaliable.