Celebrating Avid Readers: A Report on Reading Inspiration Day 2023 and Our Top Library Users

15 October - a special day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Missile Man of India - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. A day to celebrate that reading can take you to faraway places at a single point of time. A day to cherish books, reading and the bond we share with books; no matter in what form they are - Paper or Kindle.

In honour of Reading Inspiration Day which was celebrated on 17th October 2023, we at St. Francis Institute of Technology are delighted to share the names of our most dedicated library users. These individuals embody the spirit of lifelong learning and exemplify the transformational power of reading. Their passion for books extends beyond the walls of our library, inspiring others to embrace the joy of reading and discover the vast world of knowledge it unlocks.

Rightly so, our Learning and Information Resource Centre (Central Library) celebrated this big with great enthusiasm. The Best Library Users of the last Academic Year were appreciated and felicitated at the hands of our Principal - Dr. Sincy George. On this special occasion, we couldn't be more proud to recognize our top library users for their unwavering commitment to reading:

The whole week, infact, had many interesting activities ranging from Take Away of Books, Exhibition of Rare Books, Slogan Writing to Borrowing New Books on the spot.

Best Library Users for the A.Y. 2022-2023 are:

Category: Students

First Place: Shashank Keny, INFT

Second Place: Pranay Dalvi, CMPN

Third Place: Dylan Dsilva, CMPN

Category: Staff

Dr. Vaishali Jadhav, INFT

Reading Inspiration Day 15th October 2022 - Report

Date: 10th October to 13th October 2022

Event: Books Exhibition

425 books donated by gracious persons were displayed. Students, staff and faculty gave a

huge response by participating in this exhibition in large numbers.

Number of Beneficiaries: 107

Number of Books Taken: 327

YouTube Link for the Reading Inspiration Day 2022 Celebration Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IckqkyQMFMM&t=2s

Date: 11th October 2022

Event: Slogan Writing

Number of Participants: 20

Date: 12th October 2022

Event: Launch of New Initiative

A new initiative – “Book Talks by SFITians” was launched. A Google Form will be

circulated with all the faculty members, staff and students in the non-academic period and

they will be asked to record a one minute video clip speaking about their favourite book.

Date: 13th October 2022

Event: New Section in the LIRC

Number of Books Displayed: 137

Number of Books Borrowed: 27

Number of Beneficiaries till 31st October 2022: 9

Date: 15th October 2022

Event: Leisure Reading and Drawing Sessions

In Collaboration with: NSS Cell

Co-ordinators: Mr. Paul Fernandes, Head – NSS Cell

Ms. Chinmayee Bhange, Librarian

Reading is recognized as an art capable of transforming man’s life and his entire society. In an

age when browsing the net, playing with funky handsets and passing nonstop SMSs seem to

be the order of the day, reading a book in a peaceful corner of a library has become an archaic

idea for most people. While technology is slowly taking a steady control over individual lives,

the reading habit is fast vanishing into thin air.

With an objective of reducing this barrier and introducing persons to reading as a leisure, the

sessions were planned for the boys residing in St. Francis Prem Sangh and the House Keeping

Staff of St. Francis.

English, Hindi and Marathi newspapers and books with big fonts were kept as a reference

source.

13 boys from Prem Sangh and 15 persons from house keeping participated in the sessions.

Later, a drawing and painting contest was also conducted for the boys from St. Prem Sangh.

3 winners from each category were selected and appreciated.

Category: Reading Sessions for Prem Sangh Boys

1st Winner -English: Rongbong Phangcho

2nd Winner English: Peter Masih

1st Winner – Hindi: Avinash Gopi

2nd Winner – Hindi: Sandip Rana

Category: Drawing Session

1st Winner: Akash Lakra

2nd Winner: Bankitkupar Lyngdoh

3rd Winner: Rongbong Phangcho

Category: Reading Sessions for House Keeping Persons

1st Winner – English: Poonam

1st Winner – Hindi: Rani

1st Winner – Marathi: Sunita

Reading Inspiration Day 2022: Slogan / Quote Writing

Share your Slogan / favourite quote here - https://forms.gle/5q1k418LWXCa6ExW7

READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021: REPORT

READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021

We salute APJ Abdul Kalam and celebrate his monumental achievements as a Scientist, Scholar and the President of India. We fondly remember his passion for teaching education and for reading. Dr. Kalam truly ignited young minds with the power to think and innovate. Dr. Kalam is not with us today but his thoughts, ideals and vision for India live on forever.

As part of the virtual celebrations, the library conducted the following two events in collaboration with the NDLI Club:

1.      Online Quiz on the Life and Times of Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam

2.      Online Book Review Competition

3.      Book Exhibition for the faculty members of SFIT

                                                    Poster for the Quiz Contest

 Poster for Online Book Review Contest

Book Exhibition: 154 books were kept in the exhibition.

DEPARTMENT	No. OF BOOKS TAKEN	FACULTY MEMBERS
BSH (FE)	17	Ms. Grishalda Dsouza, Ms. Preethi Colaco, Ms. Arti Bhatnagar, Ms. Harshada Jadhav and Mr. Sainath Ghosalkar
INFT	27	Dr. Joanne Gomes, Ms. Mrinmoyee Mukherjee and Ms. Vandana Patil
CMPN	8	Ms. Ankita Karia and Mr. Amanat Pathan
ExTC	6	Ms. Snehal Lopes
MECH	27	Mr. Yunus Dalal, Mr. Magesh Nadar and Mr. Harish Arekar
ELEC	22	Ms. Josna Jose and Ms. Varsha Thandasarry
TOTAL	107

As part of the virtual events, the library launched the following:

Wakelet on Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam - https://wakelet.com/wake/3t6vUJO2hXrmqHe4MRfsF

Padlet: https://padlet.com/sfitlibraryreference/zs4m6k35fys49ulw