“𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉&𝐊 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲”
STATE TIMES NEWS
GHAZIABAD: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday observed that public libraries will stay relevant and continue to grow in digital age because these are not only repository of knowledge, research, new ideas and perspectives but also foster sense of community and promote inclusiveness.
Participating in the 25th anniversary celebration of Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library, the Lieutenant Governor said despite the emergence of digital technology and Artificial Intelligence, the libraries will always remain a great source of knowledge. He congratulated the people associated with the Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library, saying it has been a source of education and intellectual inspiration for the local community, serving all age groups, especially youth.
The Lt Governor also shared the efforts of the J&K Administration to provide the people of the Union Territory access to libraries.
We have made dedicated efforts to establish libraries in Districts like Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and small towns of the UT and develop our libraries as e-learning and counseling centres. Today, 3.5 crore e-books have been made available to our youth through these centres, he added.
Bandipora’s Aragam Village has been transformed into first book village in the country. Recently, a cultural center with a museum and a library was also dedicated to the Dard-Shin tribal community living along the LoC in Gurez, the Lt Governor said.
He said the digitization of rare Manuscripts is connecting the young generation with the history and cultural heritage of J&K and the country.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor inaugurated a Book Bank established in Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library. It will provide free of cost books on various subjects to students throughout the session.
A Souvenir publication depicting the 25-year journey of the Library was also released.
Dr Anil Agrawal, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Sunita Dayal Mayor Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation; Dr. Dinesh Arora, Chairman Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals; Baleshwar Tyagi, Custodian, Harishchandra Tyagi Public Library and other dignitaries were present.