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GGDSD College, Chd marks Librarian Day with book fair

GGDSD College, Chd marks Librarian Day with book fair

Time of India2 days ago
Chandigarh: Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma (GGDSD) College, Chandigarh organised a book fair Monday to mark National Librarian Day and the 133rd birth anniversary of Dr SR Ranganathan, considered the father of library science in India.
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Held in the main auditorium of the college, the fair attracted 4,000 students, faculty members, and visitors. It had a wide selection of books in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, and academic titles aligned with the N EP.
Organised in collaboration with the Readers Club and the National Digital Library of India Club, the fair included contributions from several publishers such as Pearson, S Chand, Penguin, McGraw Hill, Wiley, and others.
The fair was inaugurated by college principal Ajay Sharma, registrar Ashutosh Sharma and head librarian Gurpreet Singh. The event aimed to promote the habit of reading among students and the wider community.
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