Mysore/Mysuru: Help has been pouring in for the reconstruction of the library which was destroyed in the fire in the wee hours of Friday at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage. Various organisations and individuals have voluntarily approached Syed Isak, the man who had built the library, promising him all support after the news titled ‘Public library destroyed…
This lady’s home is a Mini Library with 5,000 Books
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Every year, on Aug. 9, bibliophiles celebrate Book Lovers Day. It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to pick up a book or two and spend the day reading. On the occasion of Book Lovers Day, Star of Mysore spoke to a resident of Mysuru who has been very passionate about books and…
Department of Public Libraries comes up with Digital Library
April 9, 2020Now, public can access over 1,00,000 digital contents for free Mysore/Mysuru: In an attempt to keep the learning among the students active, especially those studying in Class 1 to 12, during this lockdown period, the Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, in association with K-Nomics Techno Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru, has come up with…
People’s Park Library awaits inauguration
February 25, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar With the civil works of the two-storey building of the new Library that has come up at People’s Park in Nazarbad opposite KSRTC Sub-urban bus stand completed, the new Library is now awaiting inauguration. The 1809 sq.mt building has come up on a 340ft x 400 ft. plot in People’s Park at…
Mobile Library, a boon for bibliophiles
February 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As an initiative to provide library services to people and to keep it within the reach of everyone in the city, the Government commenced ‘Mobile Library’ in city. ‘Mobile Library,’ also called as bookmobile, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. In many countries, these mobile libraries are providing library services at…
‘Libraries in the country lack basic infrastructure’
August 26, 2019Mysuru: “Most of the libraries in the country lack basic infrastructure,” opined P. Jayarajan, former Head, British Council Library. He was speaking on ‘Public library system in India: Future avenues’ at a function organised by the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, at its premises in Manasagangothri here recently as…
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