a day ago
Dist library to soon get a makeover
1
2
Kanpur: The govt district library would soon be equipped with modern technic and facilities. District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh on Friday visited the library and announced that the library would be redesigned through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of Rs 20 lakhs.
More than 65,000 books are available in the library including literature, science, mathematics, history, culture, children's literature, biography, spiritual subjects.
All major newspapers are supplied regularly. The library has basic facilities like RO, Wi-Fi, toilets and is open daily from 10am to 5pm. The membership fee for three years is just Rs 500 which is refundable. Career counselling and motivational classes are organised from time to time in the library premises. During the inspection, some students demanded an increase in the operating time of the library during the competitive examinations, on which the District Magistrate directed the Additional District Inspector of Schools (ADIOS) – Prashant Kumar Dwivedi to take necessary action in this regard.
tnn
