Oriental Education Society’s
Oriental College of Education, Sanpada
NATIONAL LIBRARIAN’S DAY
CELEBRATION 2021
Oriental College of Education, Sanpada, celebrated National Library Day on the 12th of August 2021 at 2:00 pm,
via Google Meet. National Library Day is
celebrated in India every year in the memory of Dr. S.R.Ranganathan, the man
who gave a lot in library and information in science field.
PLANNING:
OBJECTIVES: To celebrate National
Librarian’s Day on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Dr. S.R.Ranganathan .
Date and Time: 12th Aug
2021, 2:00 pm
Mode: Google Meet
EXECUTION :
Suwarna Kalamkar inaugurated the event by
welcoming all teachers and students. The event was celebrated as National
Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library
science, Dr. S R Ranganathan
(1892-1972), who had spearheaded library development in India. It was organized
beautiful by playing a video of lighting the lamps and praying to lord
Saraswati for the health, wealth and prosperity and it greatly inspired
everyone. Ms. Khushboo explained the
significance of library in this pandemic situation. She also explained how it
is different from online book reading. She also showed a presentation which
consisted of all the details about our Library and the services which are
offered by our Library. Ms. Suwarna
Kalamkar welcomed our Librarian Mr.
Salim Dhanse and requested him to speak few words for the day. On this
occasion of National Library Day, a small Reading Competition was conducted.
Interested students participated with great enthusiasm. Ms. Asmita Pardeshi Recited a beautiful poem written by Sarojini Naidu. Ms. Farheen Shaikh read few lines related to Aryans and Indus
Valley Civilization. Ms. Ruksana
presented a poetry by Rose Miligen about
the changing which are missing in our lives and the things which are needed to
be cherished. Ms. Shweta Pandey read
the chapter Create a pure environment book from the book “Who will cry when you
die” by Robin Sharma. Ms. Tejaswini Todkar recited few lines
on Savitri Bai Phule. The respected
Principal Madam Dr. Sangeeta Nath
said few words on the importance of National Librarian’s Day, why it is
celebrated and shared her experience as a teacher. She encouraged us to read
good books and journals which are available in our library. She also included
the types of reading we should follow in our day to day life on a daily basis.
All the poetries and paras were skillful and meaningful. The attractive posters
and banners made by Ms. Neha Kotwal was
also displayed which were appreciated by the principal and students alike.
Vote of thanks
was given by Ms. Khushboo who
thanked the Principal Dr. Sangeeta Nath
and Librarian Mr.Salim Dhanse for
gracing the event with their presence and constant support. She also thanked
the teachers for their motivating words, as well as the students for their
active participation. At the end of the event it was followed by National
Anthem.
Thus, the
celebration of National Librarian’s Day was yet another successful event hosted by Oriental
College of Education. Reading Competition was organized and Librarian Mrs. Aruna
Lingam gave judgement. Everyone left with feelings of gratitude for the
teachers in their lives and an aim to become inspiring teachers in the future.
Pictures of the event are attached below:
