NLW Celebration, 14th to 20th November, 2011, Manipur.
National Library Week (NLW) in India;
In india NLW is celebrated every year during 14th to 20th November. Since 1968, many Library Associations, National Book Trust, Sahitya Akademi, Association of Book Sellers/Publishers, NGOs, etc. of the country have taken initiatives of celebrating NLW all over the country.
National Library Week (NLW) in Manipur;
In the last two decades Manipur Library Association (MALA) has been celebrating the week long program and NLW has been an important schedule program of the Association since 1987. The very credit for the celebration NLW in the state, as such, must go to the MALA, the only Library Association of the state which has been playing a crucial role for the upliftment and development of library system and service in Manipur.
This program is organised to recognise the values of libraries and librarians. Program is organised in different parts of the state by Manipur Library Association in collaboration with Dept. of Library and Information Science, MU and all types of libraries are involved in the program under the theme : Read, Learn and Serve.
Dr. Th. Purnima Devi
HOD, DLIS, MU
Member of National Library Week Celebration Committee, Manipur.
Theme : Read, Learn and Serve
The concept of National Library Week was adopted for the first time in the USA with the slogan "Wake Up and Read". Such a program claimed to be the first of its kind in the world; was organised by the National Book Committee in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA) in 1958. The theme of the program "A Better Read: A Better Informed America" the program was first concerted nation wide effort to form public attention on reading as a source of personal fulfillment on the importance of reading in the national life and on libraries, which if used fully and supported properly, can make reading and information accessible to everyone.National Library Week (NLW) in India;
In india NLW is celebrated every year during 14th to 20th November. Since 1968, many Library Associations, National Book Trust, Sahitya Akademi, Association of Book Sellers/Publishers, NGOs, etc. of the country have taken initiatives of celebrating NLW all over the country.
National Library Week (NLW) in Manipur;
In the last two decades Manipur Library Association (MALA) has been celebrating the week long program and NLW has been an important schedule program of the Association since 1987. The very credit for the celebration NLW in the state, as such, must go to the MALA, the only Library Association of the state which has been playing a crucial role for the upliftment and development of library system and service in Manipur.
This program is organised to recognise the values of libraries and librarians. Program is organised in different parts of the state by Manipur Library Association in collaboration with Dept. of Library and Information Science, MU and all types of libraries are involved in the program under the theme : Read, Learn and Serve.
Dr. Th. Purnima Devi
HOD, DLIS, MU
Member of National Library Week Celebration Committee, Manipur.
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