The Library Found behind a Sealed Wall containing 84,000 hand Written Sutras and Scroll

"The Sakya Monastery Library which was discovered in 2003 has over 80,000 texts and is thought to be around 1,000 years old"

A library in a monastery in Tibet. It was discovered in 2003, behind a sealed wall, containing 84.000 hand written sutras and scrolls telling the history humanity back 10.000 years. They were written in Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan & Mongolian. But some says it is not 10,000 year old it may be 1000 year old.

Know about the Father of Library Movement in Odisha

Dasarathi Patnaik (Dasia Aja) can be rightly designated as the father of library movement in Odisha. As his life’s only ambition and mission was to create awareness among the people of our state regarding the necessity of libraries. Late Dasharathi Pattanaik was born on 12 July 1907 in a little known village namely Udaypur in the district of Nayagarh. By his sheer will power and sincere effort he could be able to keep his foot print in the literary and cultural fields of Odisha overriding the iron barriers of little education, economic scarcity and underdeveloped rural atmosphere.

One known as "Walking Library' & another as 'Walking Librarian'

Bad libraries build collections,  Good libraries build services, 

Great Libraries build communities.

– R. David Lankes

Radhamani & P Sukumaran both are from kerala and librarians in profession, they carry books to the door step of the readers who are unable to reach the library. Here issome information about these two persons, One known as "Walking Library' & another as 'Walking Librarian'

Know about the Library Man: Mr. Sanjay Kachhap from Jharkhand whose name noted by PM Modi in 'Mann ki Baat' Programme

After getting a government job, he started a campaign to establish a library, understanding the problems of poor children. Due to which people now came to know him by the name of 'Library Man'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat praised Sanjay Kachhap, a resident of Chaibasa, known as Library Man. Let's know who is this Library Man.

Friends of Library: A scheme of Tamilnadu Government to promote reading habit

“One best book is equal to hundred good friends 

but one good friend is equal to a library.”

― APJ Abdul Kalam

The above quote of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is justified with the newly lunched scheme of Tamilnadu Government "Friends of Library". Dr. Kalam said  a good friend is equal to a Library, Now the "Friends of Library" scheme of the TN government engaged volunteers for becoming a good friend of the library.