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Guntur library chief urges readers to install State Library App
A lady named Bhimaneni Vandana Devi helps take care of libraries in a city called Guntur.
She met with library officers at the Guntur District Central Library on Monday.
She asked people to download a special app called the State Library App on their phones.
The app lets people use library services in a digital way.
Vandana Devi said libraries are like homes of Goddess Saraswati, who is the goddess of knowledge.
She said the State government wants to make libraries into modern knowledge centres.
The government also wants to encourage students and young people to read more.
Libraries in the Guntur district are being digitised with help from CSR funds and the government.
This means books and library services will be available through computers and phones.
That way, more people can enjoy reading and learning.
Bhimaneni Vandana Devi, Chairperson of the United Guntur District Library Organisation, urged readers to download and install the State Library App.
She held a meeting with Grade-1 library officers at the Guntur District Central Library on Monday.
Vandana Devi said the State government has taken up the development of libraries as a priority.
The government aims to transform libraries into modern knowledge centres and encourage reading habits among students and youth.
All Grade-I libraries in the erstwhile Guntur district are being digitised with the support of CSR funds and the State government.
- Who
- Bhimaneni Vandana Devi, Chairperson of the United Guntur District Library Organisation, and Grade-1 library officers.
- What
- A plea for readers to install the State Library App and a plan to digitise Grade-I libraries.
- Where
- Guntur District Central Library, Guntur.
- When
- Monday, when the meeting was held at the Guntur District Central Library.
- Why
- To transform libraries into modern knowledge centres and encourage reading habits among students and youth.
Key facts
- Person
- Bhimaneni Vandana Devi
- Role
- Chairperson, United Guntur District Library Organisation
- Event
- Meeting with Grade-1 library officers
- Location
- Guntur District Central Library
- Request
- Download and install the State Library App
- Government Goal
- Modern knowledge centres and reading habits among students and youth
- Digitisation Scope
- All Grade-I libraries in the erstwhile Guntur district
- Funding
- CSR funds and State government support
Quotes
Bhimaneni Vandana Devi
Chairperson of United Guntur District Library Organisation
“libraries are the abodes of Goddess Saraswati.”
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