The Library of St. Francis Institute of Technology
celebrated 15th October 2015 as the Reading Inspiration Day for the
first time.
The former President of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam 's
birth anniversary is observed as 'Vaachan Prerna Din' (Reading Inspiration Day)
across Maharashtra, every year. The key objective of the initiative is to
ensure that students get inspired by the late Dr. Kalam's distinguished life.
About
Dr. Kalam:
Born
on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul
Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from
Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant
contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in
the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space
Club.
In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of
Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My
journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India"
have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad.
These books have been translated in many Indian languages.
Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the
unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and
institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan
(1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna
(1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many
professional institutions.
Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India
on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a
developed nation by 2020.
Reading helps everyone
to grow mentally, emotionally & psychologically & open the doors of new
knowledge to enlighten the mind.
As part of the
celebrations, the Learning and Information Resource Centre (Central Library)
initiated a few activities as outlined below:
1) Take Away of Books
2) Take Away of CDs
3) Book Exhibition
1) Book Exhibition: In-House book exhibition
was organized on the Theme was Biographies and Autobiographies to make our
library users aware of the wide variety of books in this genre. Most of the
books authored by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam were borrowed by students on the spot.
2) Take
Away of Books: 240 books donated by gracious people to our library were kept
for Pick and Choose for our enthusiastic readers. 188 books were taken by them.
3) Take Away of Book
Bank books: 7 out of 8 Book Bank books were taken by students for study
purposes.
4) Take Away of CDs:
242 CDs out of 251 CDs were taken by students thus making this event a huge
success.
Chinmayee Bhange
Librarian
