Librarians
Day – Cum – Seminar on ‘Excellence in School Education – Role of Libraries’
celebrated in Shishuvan English Medium School on 12th August 2016 :
A Brief Report
Shishuvan School Matunga, Mumbai,
celebrated Librarians Day on 12th
August 2016 in honored of 124th
birth anniversary of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan widely known as Father of Library
Science in India. The celebrations
included a seminar on ‘Excellence in School Education –Role of
Libraries.’
The objective of the seminar was to focus on
the Perspectives e on Excellence in School Education vis –a –vis . School
library service. The unique part of seminar
was that the presentations were made by students , teachers , parents and librarians .The participants comprised of students ,teachers, parents, librarians.
Seminar stood out to be unique as it
involved major stakeholders of school
library service. The result was an useful gain and share knowledge from each of the presenters and
participants. Organizers reasserted and
re-assured their approach to involve all
stake holders in the forth coming events/activities. It was appreciated by one and all and specially by the guest speakers
and presenters. Shishuvans commitment to
Libraries was amply attested by the fact that Management Committee Members took
active part in the deliberations. Soon after the Lighting of the Lamp Ceremony,
Mr.Rajashekhar Devarai, Chief Librarian, spoke briefed the audience on the
relevance of the Librarians Day in a School and dealt in brief about the theme of the Seminar. This
was followed by lectures by (Shishuvan Management Committee) Shree
Mulchandbhai, Shree Navinbhai and Shree Premjibhai. Mrs. Jamila Merchant (PR
Librarian – Shishuvan) spoke on Joy of Working with children and summed up on
the School Library Service since the inception of the School. Mr.Rajashekhar
Devarai spoke on ‘School Librarianship – Lessons in Professionalism’. These
preludes / talks paved way for the Core Presentations one each by Parents(Mrs. Mala Balamurugan), Teachers(Ms.Kepha
- Shishuvan), Students (Ananaya /Tanisha – class VII and Class X – Shishuvan
School), Librarians (Shirley Miranda – Goldcrest International School, Navi
Mumbai).
Functional and state of art Libraries are back bones of successful schooling
according to IFLA/UNISCO School Library Manifesto (1995), “ School library
globally are envisioned as a force for the enchantment and improvement of Teaching and
Learning through out the School Community for Educators as well as Students .” Credit of successfully Celebrating Librarians
Day and conducting the Seminar goes to Ms. Shubadra Shenoy (Principal) & Members
of Management committee who aptly recognized the need to recognize library service in a
school. Parents team ,Students,
Librarians from Shishuvan and Other Schools
who attended, enjoyed the sessions and appreciated Shishuvans incentive
in the regard . Some of the participants
wished that the event should be
celebrated every year.
Highlight
of the event was Chief Guest Prof. Coomi Veviana’s lecture. She is
currently English Professor at Mumbai University, Author of much acclaimed book
‘What Children Really Want.’ The audience was spell bound through out her
session which was full of life, information and enthusiasm. Senior Management
committee Members Shree Mulchandhai, Shree Premjibhai, Shree Navinbhai, Principal
Shubadra Shenoy, Executive Director Neha
Chheda participated in lighting of the lamp ceremony and inaugural session.
Organizing team comprised of Shubadra (Seminar Director) Mr. Rajashekhar
Devarai(Organizer Secretary ), Ms.
Jamila Merchant(Member) and others from Library Advisory Committee and Learning
Resource Centre (a parent body of the school).
Ms.Bhumika (class X) Prime Minister of School and her classmates : Avnish, Jash, Jay ,Yugam, Advik ,Manan, Tanay,
Sakshi, Dishita, Nishita Punit, Soumil, Tanisha actively worked with the
organizing Team in successful conduct of the Event from concept to
commissioning. Suggestion/Recommendations of the participants are being
compiled. Mrs. Neha Chheda Executive Director (Shishuvan School) who was all
out in promoting the event and encouraging the organizing team, summed up the sessions, organized Question /
Answers / Discussion. Mrs. Namrata Manglani (Shishuvan Parent) was an
all praise by every one for her impressive role as Master of Ceremonies.
The event ended with vote of thanks by
Shraddha Tiwarekar, Assistant Librarian (Shishuvan).
Rajashekhar Devarai
Seminar Organizing Secretary
Chief Librarian (Shishuvan School,
Matunga, Mumbai)
chieflibrarian.shishuvan@gmail.com
