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Anna Centenary Library is set to open

Posted on: 14/Jul/2010 4:55:22 AM

Anna Centenary Library which is coming up in Kotturpuram is set to be open  in  two months.. Nearly 5 lakh titles have been finalised for the Anna Centenary Library coming up at Kotturpuram. About one lakh titles in Tamil, including 35,000 rare publications, as many as 1,88, 643 titles in English, and nearly 1.5 lakh books such as novels and self-help books will occupy the shelves of the library. The English books will cover the ‘A to Z` of topics, right from agriculture to zoology. According to the University  personnel , the library has taken help from of seven top-notch institutions  such as   The Indian Institutes of Management - Madras and Kanpur, Anna University in Chennai, VIT University in Vellore, National Institute of Technology in Tiruchi, PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore ,for books on engineering. Even  medical colleges with extensive library facilities were being contacted, he added. While the initial budget allocated for the procurement of books was Rs. 40 crore, the expenses on books purchased have nearly doubled now. The Directorate of Public Libraries is holding talks with the Helen Keller Institute to work out an arrangement to have books translated into Braille or into audio format.

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