Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 29 2010:
The two Day National seminar on Promotion of Public Library Service through Legislation in North East India organised the Manipur Library Association (MALA) in association with Union ministry of culture, RRRLF, Kolkata and state department of art and culture concluded today at Nupilal complex.
In the valedictory function of the seminar held today director of art and culture Dr Ksh Sorojini has assured that she will give more attention to the long pending Manipur Public Libraries Act, 1988 for each implementation.
The seminar drafted a six point recommendations as outcome of the deliberations and discussions made during the technical sessions which included demand for constitution of a sub-committee with LIS experts and early implementation of the libraries act in state.
Former commissioner of art and culture, IAS P Bhorot while speaking as chief guest of the function stressed the need for implementation of Manipur Public Library Act, 1988 .
He also released a souvenir brought out to mark the occasion.
Dr RK Nimai, IAS, Commissioner of Art and Culture who attended the function as guest of honour in his address expressed the need for cultivating reading habit of
the people.
In his key note address, prof Narendra Lahkar appealed the concern authorities of Manipur and Mizoram where public library act had passed, to implement the same at the earliest convenient of the state authorities.
During the seminar, of the 27 papers accepted, only 18 were presented by different contributors in three separate sessions.