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Young World
A sad closure
SANGEETH KURIAN
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The library is closing down and its members will miss it.
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Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar
Well loved friend: Storehouse of books.
The British Council Library has ceased its operations in the city on February 29. With its closure the children have lost an important avenue for gaining knowledge. Hundreds of children who were members of the library are now left to rely on other sources when it comes to accessing data for their project work. “The library was of great help in completing our science and geography projects,” said Neeraja, a student of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Nalanchira who frequent
ed the library every Saturday with her sister Anjana, a class VI student of the same school. What was appealing to children was mostly the variety of books which the library had. It was one place were children could spend their time in the company of their favourite authors Enid Blyton and J.K. Rowling.
Wide variety
T.K. Subramoni, the librarian, says, the entire collection including books, CD, DVD and furniture, which belongs to the British Council Division of the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai, will now be donated to the State Government for setting up the new library. The membership fee, however, is not transferable to the new library. “The library will also be unable to accept any applications for refunds after today,” he said. “This is the place from where I got my PhD,” he said in a voice choked with emotion, referring to his thesis on the contribution of the British Library to Kerala society.
Even though the library ceased functioning, the nine-member staff will officially relinquish their duties only by March 31.
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