Digital Books Fair

• On the occasion of  the 'Librarian's Day 2023' and birth anniversary of  Dr. S.R. Ranganathan- The Father of Indian Library Science, the college library has organized an online 'Digital Books Fair' where selected historical e-books of 'e Sahity Pratishthan' are made available for online reading. The students, teachers and other readers are appealed to read these books and help us to develop the reading culture among the society without any geographical barriers.                                                                                                                                                                                                (Credit: e Sahity Pratishthan) 

• The Constitution Day of India, also known as "National Law Day" of "Samvidhan Divas", is celebrated in India on 26th November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26th November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. 

On the occasion of the "Constitution Day of India", our college library has organized 'Digital Book Fair' where e-books/pdf of Constitution of India published in different Indian languages are made available for the users at single place. The students, teachers and other people in society are appealed to read the books and share further to spread our Indian Constitution among the citizens of India. 

• Published News: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GKv77wMnYDlyBfpHm45NgPbKuQi86tzs/view

• e-Books Source: https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india

• On the occasion of the anniversary of our beloved former president- Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam sir, the library organizes 'Book Fair' on the 15th October of every year. This year 2021, considering the pandemic situation of COVID-19, the library has organized an online 'Digital Books Fair' of readable books on different topics from 14th Oct. to 22nd Oct. 2021 for our readers.

• Our library has organized online one-week 'Digital Books Fair' from 19th Jun. to 26th Jun. 2021 on the occasion of National Reading Day. Users can click on the image of desired book placed in online showcase below and read the books easily.

• About National Reading Day : 19th June 

The National Education Policy 2020 has placed emphasis on ‘how to read’, ‘learn to read’, read to learn’ and underscored the critical role played by Public/ School/ Digital libraries towards this end. The "P. N. Panicker Foundation" has been a key contributor in this area. 

Honouring the father of the Library Movement, the late P.N. Panicker, 19th June is being celebrated as Reading Day and the following week as the Reading Week. Started as a Reading Day Celebration on 19th June 1996, it has become a mass movement to promote the culture of reading. On 19th June 2017, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Reading Month Celebrations and gave a clarion call to propagate the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among all the citizens of the country by 2022. The 26th National Reading Day will be celebrated on 19th June 2021, the following week as Reading Week and Reading Month will be celebrated from 19th June to 18th July 2021. In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the P.N. Panicker Foundation has initiated and designed different online reading related activities. The details of these activities are available at the link: https://www.pnpanickerfoundation.org

     P.N. Panicker was born at Neelamperoor on March 1,1901. He was a teacher in his hometown and then later on started Sanadanadharmam Library in 1926. Being the head of the cultural movement regarding reading in Kerala, he gained popularity. And further movement became more intense. According to him, reading was the most essential element for the proper development of the country. The slogan of the P.N. foundation was “read and grow”. It symbolizes the importance of reading in his opinion. 

The foundation has laid down the online reading activities for this year on it’s official website. These activities include digital library, webinar on the importance of reading, digital reading pledge and so on. The Foundation has suggested quiz, open art, essay writing and debate competitions for students. It has also organized a quiz and video book competition for the teachers, faculty members, and librarians. The Government of India has also celebrated the legacy of Panicker by issuing a commemorative postage stamp in his name on June 21, 2004.