“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” Norman Cousins. ( Source : https://ebookfriendly.com/best-quotes-about-libraries-librarians/ )

“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” Norman Cousins. ( Source : https://ebookfriendly.com/best-quotes-about-libraries-librarians/ )

“With the advent of computers, communications and hand held devices, the idea of Library as a silent Place of Reading is under constant threat.

“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life”. Norman Cousins

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“With the advent of computers, communications and hand held devices, the idea  of Library as a silent Place of Reading is under constant threat. How can Place of library as a venue of silent reading, as a venue where books are shelved the way the knowledge flows in highways and byways, as a venue where you silently meet like minded and unlike minded readers, as a venue where you feel the past and present writers and thinkers live together for the current and future readers. As Norman says it is a venue where history comes to life, present becomes more lively and future comes in  so handy a way.” – LbnRaj ; https://www.facebook.com/LbnRaj

Bibliophile would love to read this. Shreenabh Agrawal is the owner of a full-fledged library with almost 3,000 books ranging from fiction to competitive exams at the age of 12

NAGPUR: Bibliophile would love to read this. Shreenabh Agrawal is the owner of a full-fledged library with almost 3,000 books ranging from fiction to competitive exams at the age of 12. Read further at .................... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/12-yr-olds-love-for-books-turns-him-into-a-librarian/articleshow/55655030.cms

Library as Classroom - a conference participation report

It was indeed an unique and first of its kind experience for me to participate in the Online Conference on “LIBRARY AS CLASSROOM” held on 16^th June 2016.  The event was Organized by The Learning Revolution Project, sponsored and supported by School of Information (San Jose State University) and Follet. The whole exercise of registering for the conference to attending of the  conference (12.30 am to 3.30 am) was educative and useful.  This format of Online Conference was hosted on the platform Blackboard Collaborate.  And now that the session and PPTs are accessible by any one at http://www.library20.com/page/classroom-recordings

I attended the sessions of M Elena Lopez, Jessamyn West, Briyan Kennedy, Patricia Sohmer, Sally Pweharangi and Sean Casserly.  As the Conference progressed questions by participants were answered by presenters and others.  Library As Classroom is going to bring in / invite whole new set of guidelines, thinking and practices.  It is going to impact on the way libraries look like and conduct their day today businesses.

Details of the Conference :

·        Title : Library as Classroom

·        Date : 16^th June 2016

·        Venue : United States

·        Time : 12.30 am to 3.30 am

·        Conference Platform : Blackboard Collaborate

·        Organizer : The Learning Revolution Project

It is time for Teachers and Librarians to attend such online Conferences to uptate their knowledge and skills on a regular basis, without ever reaching the conference venue (physical). What else could be more satisfying than attending an international conference by being at your home. Future seems to  be unimaginable and unpredictable  as to how contemporary Education would be conceived and delivered to the desired stake holders.

Text reproduced here with due acknowledgement to the wource : ie Shishuvan Blog : http://www.shishuvan.com/wp/?p=7505

Rajashekhar Devarai

Chief Librarian, Shishuvan

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Library as Classroom

It was indeed a learning opportunity to participate today morning in the Online Conference on "Library as Classroom" - organized by The Learning Revolution Project, sponsored and supported by School of Information (San Jose State University) and Follet. The whole exercise of registering for the conference to attending of the  conference (12.30 am to 3.30 am) was educative and useful. 
 Library as Classroom

Pl find conference papers at : http://www.library20.com/page/classroom-recordings

“The Poetics of Library” Session and Workshop by Sara Wingate Gray at British Council, Mumbai : 10th March 2016, A Participation Report.

“The Poetics of Library” Session and Workshop by Sara Wingate Gray at British Council, Mumbai : 10^th March 2016,  A Participation Report.

Other topics  that drew attention for discussion and deliberation :  Library of poems / poetry,  Library philosophy, 21^st Century Libraries, Physical –Digital Bookleaflet, Status of Librarianship as a profession, School Librarianship.

Rajashekhar Devarai

Chief Librarian

Shishuvan English Medium School, Matunga, Mumbai

‘A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.’ George R. R. Martin

I.Before I start :

It was a pleasant surprise when I had a call in the morning at 8.40 am from our Principal. She asked me if I had gone through the mail regarding British Council Workshop for Librarians, forwarded by her. In fraction of a second I vaguely remembered to have glanced through her Whatsapp message at about 11.45pm (last night -  I was half asleep). Next day she  asked me if I could think of attending the Workshop. My first reaction was “yes” , I continued … ‘but it is   8.40am now and hardly have hour to reach the venue ….”. When I said Yes…. Whatever is the time … circumstance … I thought I am there for the workshop, come what may.

Thank you Mrs.Shubadra, Mrs Neha and Mrs.Bhavna for making it happy. It was worth it. I have now a bunch of school librarians to talk to and deliberate.

II.Title  : “Poetics of Library” Session  and Workshop by Sara Wingate Gray

 ‘Sara Wingate Gray is a researcher, writer and artist. She is a Teaching Fellow at University College London on the interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (BASc) degree programme and has been pursuing her doctoral thesis, focusing on the philosophy of the public library, in the Department of Information Studies (UCL). In 2006 she founded The Itinerant Poetry Library, a worldwide travelling public library of poetry, which she operated full time for three and a half years across eleven countries’(1).

Sara focussed on

·       The importance of Poetry  and the efforts that went in for creation of a library of poems.

·       Look and feel and smell of paper will continue to draw people towards books.

·       She accepts the inevitable reasons to embrace the e-media.  According to her the future belongs to both the hard and soft versions of the book.  

III.Panel Discussion :

Panellists :

·       Sara Wingate Gray

·       Shamim Padamsee : Writer, Educationist and Social Worker. Known more for her motto ‘Read India. Love India

·       Deepak Dalal : Background Chemical Engineering. Writer. Wild life enthusiast.  Author of Series of Books  for younger children.

·       Prahlad Jadav : Well known Librarian for extending information service to Librarians. He is a specialist in Information, Knowledge and Content management.

     Panel Discussion : Summary of deliberations / highlights :

1.        Our children should miss the cultural roots. They should be offered all ways and means of reading books on India and books by Indian authors. They should read books by international authors, but they should not fail to relate their experience to India, Their Land, Mountains, Trees and Fauna and Flora to where they belong.

2.       Encouragement to be extended to all Indian authors and publishers.

3.       Philosophy and Status of Librarianship : There was a healthy discussion on the
Status and Reputation of Librarianship as a profession. Mr.Deepank Dalal’s statement was touchy and encouraging, “If I were not a Writer, I would definitely have been a Librarian.” I emphasized on the fact that Librarianship is still a profession which is emerging. We should not be panic  about the same but put in efforts to know more about the process of emergence of a profession by reading literature on “Sociology of Professions”.

IV.Session by Mr.Prahlad Jadhav :

He gave a presentation on Personal Knowledge and Information management. He shared his experience with regard to extension of Information Documentation Services.

Highlights of his views :

·       Hard versions of books would continue.

·       Soft versions of books / articles would increase and people would get tuned to read them more enormously.

·       He asked librarians and other professionals to learn the art of proper filing and documentation.

·       He emphasized the point that Librarians are much more equipped than what they have been able to prove at the moment.

Participants

1.     Rajashekhar Devarai, Chief Librarian, Shishuvan English Medium School, Mumbai. Chieflibrarian.shishuvan@gmail.com

2.     Priti yadav, Librarian, Vibgyorhigh Motilal nagar – Sring Sabde Marg, Off Link Road, Goregaon (W), Mumbai – Mumbai-400105 librarian.mumbai10@vibgyorhigh.com ; www.bibgyorhigh.com ;

3.     Pravin Rane, Assistant Director, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Ruby, 4^th Floor NW, 29 Sepati Papat Marg, (Tulsi Pipe Road), Dadar(w), Mumbai – 400028, India,

4.     Indrajit Laurence Panjabi, Director.Librateur), Hotel the Grand Shamba-la, Roghi road, Kanag Saring, Kalpa, District Kinnaur, HP – 172108 ; kalpa.shambala@gmail.com ; www.thegrandshambala.com 

5.     Khushboo, Librarian / Coordinator ; Surajba Vidya mandir, Jogeshwari ; Khushboodantre@hotmail.com

6.     Malti Thiagarajan, Librarian Cathedral and John Connon School,

7.     Pratibha H Patil, Librarian, Jasuben ML School, pratibhahpatil@gmail.com ;

8.     Amita ;

9.     Shirley Mirenda, Librarian, Goldcrest International, Shirley.mirenda@goldcrestinternational.in ;

10.  Conal Dias, conaldias@gmail.com ; 

11.  Upendra Shukla ; shuklaguddu@yahoo.co.in ; 

12.  Prahlad Jadav ; Pralhadsha@yahoo.com ;

13.  Pravin Rane ; pravinrane003@gmail.com ; 

Conclusion :

There was an extensive interaction and interaction between the panellists and the Participating School Librarians. The panellists emphasized on the importance of libraries and librarians in the modern world. Books alone cannot make a good library. Books need speakers and there can never be a better speaker for them other than LIBRARIANS.

It was resolved to

·       Take active part in Reading Competitions and Challenges

·       Indian books and Indian authors need to be promoted  while building school library collections.

·       Librarians should continue to learn and update their professional knowledge.

·       School Librarians should continue to lead all Reading related programmes of the School where they work.

I once again take this  opportunity to thank Mrs.Shubadra and Mrs Neha for deputing me to participate in the workshop conducted by British Council Mumbai. A word of appreciation should go to British Council who keep organizing such useful and thought provoking Seminars/workshops

Contact Details :

1.     Sara Wingate Gray Poetry Library, UK, sara@artefacto.org.uk, www.artefacto.org.uk ; @artefactors ; Librarian@tipl.info ; www.tipl.info ; @librarian ; uczcswi@ucl.ac.uk ;

www.ucl.acuk/basc ; @sarawingategray ;  

                                        

2.     Shamim Padamsee, Young India Books, A1, Padamsee Apt, 22/29 Union Park, Khar, Mumbai – 400052 info@youngindiabooks.com ;

3.   Deepak Dalal, dnddalal@gmail.com ; www.deepakdalal.com

Reference:

1.   http://iplc.in/sara-wingate-gray/

Snapshots

 

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. ~John Lubbock

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.  ~John Lubbock

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“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits ............. "

“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.”
― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

"A library takes the gift of reading one step further ....

"A library takes the gift of reading one step further by offering personalized learning opportunities second to none, a powerful antidote to the isolation of the Web." Julie Andrews, actress and Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2008

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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Jorge Luis Borges

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