Public libraries promote inclusiveness; will continue to grow in digital age: LG
“๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐&๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ”
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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.
