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Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru(MD)

Mangaluru, Nov 14: As part of the National Library Week celebration, the Central Library at Bavutagudde, Mangaluru and all the libraries in city limits will be hosting book exhibition. Various programmes have been lined up in this regard from November 14-20.

A press meet was organized by Mayor Mahabala Maarla at District Library Mangaluru on Friday November 14 to provide information about the library week.

Events namely wealth out of waste, drawing competition, pick and speak, fancy dress, dance, essay writing, elocution and patriotic singing competition will be held in various library branches situated at Nandigudde, Kulai, Community children’s central library, Super-pete, Kudroli, Gandhinagar, Surathkal, Padil, Pragathinagar, Valencia, Silvergate and Kadri apart from the Central Library at Bavutagudde.

The National Library Week is conducted with an intention to attract more people towards libraries and to foster the habit of reading.

Briefing about the libraries in Mangaluru , Mayor Maarla said “There are as many as 20 libraries in the city. A wide range of books including those on civil service examinations are available in these libraries and the libraries have attracted around 23,750 membership readers. The National Library Week is conducted with an intention to attract more people towards libraries.”

“Students hailing from poor families can make the most out of these libraries,” he added.

Speaking about upgrading the libraries, Maarla said that the library in Surathkal is under renovation and that the library facilities will soon be extended to rural areas also.

The formal ceremony of the Library Week will be held on November 17 at the Central Library in Bavutagudde at 11 am.

Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo will inaugurate the programme. Mayor Mahabala Maarla will preside over the function. Deputy Mayor Kavitha, Member of the MCC A C Vinayrah, renowned senior litterateur Dr Siddalingaiah, Members of the MCC and Mangaluru City Library Board will attend the programme among others.