CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA

Dear Friends and Professionals,

As you all know, we have completed 100 years of Library Movement in our country.  Just for records, in 1910, His Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III invited W. A. Borden to set up free public libraries in Baroda State; and in March 1911 W.A. Borden initiated training for librarianship in Central Library, Baroda.

We as a nation are completing 100 years of library education.  Let us celebrate this occasion in a novel way – AS A MOVEMENT!

Let us gift at least one book each to any two children in our region in a language of their choice. (Children after reading the book may circulate it further if they so wish.) Let us also try and inspire two more individuals, i.e., fellow professionals or any friends, to do the same.

Just let us remember to write on the top of the title page of the books that we are gifting:

“CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA”

The reasons for suggesting this way of celebration are: firstly, this would promote the culture of reading amongst the young; and secondly, we librarians would be able to gain a special and honourable place in the thoughts of the young minds; thirdly, this way we would be able to keep on our celebrations throughout the year and if desired even longer!   

appeal by 

Dr. Shyama Rajaram                          Dr. Sanghamitra Pradhan                                  Ms. Bhakti Gala

Associate Professor                                 Teaching Faculty                                           Teaching Faculty

     

Department of Library and Information Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara