Musafir Memorial Central State Library ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੁਸਾਫ਼ਰ ਸੈਂਟਰਲ ਸਟੇਟ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ (Patiala ਪਟਿਆਲਾ)

MM Central State Library is the state library of Punjab (India) named after Gurmukh Singh Musafir (1899-1976). This library is one of the few good public libraries in the state of Punjab (India)It was established in 1955 by the government of PEPSU as the Central Public Library and it was opened to the public on 23 July 1956. In 1956, when PEPSU was merged with Punjab State, the library became State Library for the areas covered by the erstwhile PEPSU State, while the Central State Library , Chandigarh covered the old Punjab areas. On the reorganization this library became the Central State Library of the reorganized Punjab. In 1978 , the library was renamed as Musafir Memorial Central State Library in honour of late Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir, the literary Chief Minister of Punjab.