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PM Modi proposes setting up of library of Buddhist literature in India
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 01:30 PM IST
Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi lauded the forum for doing great work to promote the ideas and ideals of Lord Buddha, especially among the youth.
Library for children on tram to be launched in Kolkata
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON NOV 14, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Kolkata has the only existing tramways in India. The Kolkata Tramways have been operating since 1873 when the first tram pulled by horses started operations.
In a first, Kolkata to get tram library
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON SEP 23, 2020 05:35 PM IST
The tram library, which will be inaugurated on Thursday, will travel regularly between Shyambazar and Esplanade, traversing 4.5 km through the city’s education hub -- College Street, Kapur said.
Hit by Covid-19 pandemic, Pune libraries use every trick in the book to survive
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Prachi Bari
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2020 08:55 AM IST
Of the 190 libraries across Pune (100 privately-owned and 90 government libraries), at least 100 have witnessed reduced subscriptions and revenues over the past few months.
Manav Kaul, Richa Chadha tweet about ‘little free library’. Tweeple laud the idea
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Amrita Kohli
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2020 06:29 PM IST
A picture of this tiny library will make you smile.
Netizens cannot stop gushing over this Twitter user’s book collection. Check it out
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON AUG 09, 2020 08:21 AM IST
“For those who didn’t know......I live in a library,” read the caption shared alongside the post.
Patna University to have e-library cafeteria soon, VC lays foundation stone
Hindustan Times, Patna | By Megha
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2020 08:40 AM IST
The e-library cafeteria will remain open 24 hours for the students where they can read books online and enjoy tea, coffee and snacks.
All government schools in UP to have library by March 2020
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON DEC 12, 2019 06:23 PM IST
All the 1.58 lakh government primary and upper primary schools in the state will get functional libraries by March 2020.
Bandana Sen Awards: Celebrating libraries, librarians
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 11, 2019 02:29 PM IST
The awards aim to motivate and promote library as a space for nurturing young students’ imagination, critical thinking abilities and the development of collaborative spirit and innovation.
Schools awarded for their work on libraries
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON NOV 10, 2019 01:49 PM IST
The award ceremony organised by ‘OneUp Library, Bookstudio and Learning Lab’ was envisioned in memory of late Bandana Sen, a pioneer in the field of children’s libraries.
Karnataka University develops ‘Green’ library to motivate reading among students
Karnataka | By Asian News International
PUBLISHED ON SEP 21, 2019 05:21 PM IST
The park facilitates free Wi-Fi to access e-library and other books borrowed from general library amid tight security in order to preserve the park.
Justin Trudeau’s policies, a feminist library on this week’s Brunch WTF
Hindustan Times | By Team HT Brunch
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 07:30 PM IST
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Stumbling onto literary treasures in a crumbling box of paperbacks
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By Kankana Roy Jain
PUBLISHED ON SEP 01, 2019 03:56 AM IST
From rock music magazines dating back to the 60s and hardbound books on French décor to a March 1930 copy of the popular out-of-circulation American women’s magazine McCall’s, the box contained uncanny treasures of the literary world.
Bhagvad Gita in Urdu and Ramayan in Persian, a library of rare finds in Walled City
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JUN 26, 2019 02:32 PM IST
Managed by members of the DYWA, the library today owns more than 20,000 books in Urdu, Arabic, English, Hindi, and Persian. About 2,500 books are received from rare collections
IIT-Delhi alumni set up library in Pahari village
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2019 07:54 AM IST
Members of the association said the aim is to expand rural children’s horizons of thinking and improve their knowledge base.
Harsh Goenka wants ‘libraries in local trains’, Twitter disagrees
By Trisha Sengupta
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2019 04:45 PM IST
Though the post attracted about 10,000 “likes” and over 2,300 retweets, Twitter users were not on board with Goenka’s idea.
Trump likely mistook ‘parliament’ for ‘library’ in his India put-down on Afghanistan aid
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2019 11:53 AM IST
Indian officials have been in a google-it mode since, trying to figure out the “library’ President Trump has accused PM Modi of boasting about to him as evidence of Indian interest and commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan, a long time ally.
Authors pick libraries for the book lovers
Hindustan Times | By Samreen Tungekar
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2018 11:18 PM IST
5 authors pick a library they could spend hours in, and where you could go too!
Books on wheels: Deccan Queen, Panchavati Express get library each
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2018 09:02 AM IST
Launched on Monday, the libraries will be accessible to monthly season ticket holders for free
Over century-old library to get digital push
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Parvez Sultan
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2018 01:31 PM IST
The entire collection of books at the Central Archaeological Library is set to be digitised for preservation.
The book keepers: How an Old Delhi neighbourhood rallied to save a library of rare reads
Hindustan Times | By Danish Raza
UPDATED ON SEP 02, 2018 03:46 PM IST
Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library is home to about 20,000 books, including rare works in Urdu, Persian and Arabic
Love books? Panjab University offers students part-time jobs at library
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 28, 2018 12:47 PM IST
Students will be paid Rs 100 for an hour of work, but the hours will be capped at 40 per month. The students will also be given a work certificate.
One of Thane’s oldest libraries goes digital
Hindustan Times | By Ankita G Menon, Thane
UPDATED ON MAY 05, 2018 11:39 AM IST
Around 3 lakh pages from 1,777 books have been converted and are available online
World Book Day: To counter drugs, panchayats in Punjab’s Malwa turn to books
Hindustan Times, Muktsar | By Sarbmeet Singh, Muktsar
UPDATED ON APR 23, 2018 07:52 PM IST
Apart from providing facilities to bookworms, panchayats are providing the option of libraries to prevent youth from falling into the trap of drug addiction by opening in front of them the world of books
Listen to a book straight from the author in Pune’s human libraries
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Preeti Devnani, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 02:30 PM IST
Human library is a concept where you can borrow people instead of books and listen to their stories.
Pune university’s department of library and information science to be focal centre of International Centre of Publication Ethics
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Parth Welankar, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 28, 2018 04:08 PM IST
Shubhada Nagarkar, assistant professor, department of library and information science, said, “The Centre of Publication Ethics will be set up in the department of library science. Hence, the department has a very important role to play.” The centre will be driven by the department.