Co-operative bank donates books to District Central library in Tiruchi

The books were handed over to Collector Jayashree Muralidharan by Managing Director of the Tiruchi District Central Cooperative Bank.

October 18, 2013 11:04 am | Updated 11:04 am IST - TIRUCHI:

Collector Jayashree Muralidharan going through the books atCentral Library in Tiruchi on Thursday. — PHOTO: M. MOORTHY

Collector Jayashree Muralidharan going through the books atCentral Library in Tiruchi on Thursday. — PHOTO: M. MOORTHY

Civil service and other competitive examination books estimated at Rs. 72,000 and Rs. 67,000 were donated by the District Welfare Committee and the District Central Cooperative Bank respectively to the District Central Library here on Thursday.

The books were handed over to Collector Jayashree Muralidharan by Managing Director of the Tiruchi District Central Cooperative Bank. The event was organised for the benefit of book readers and members of the library.

The library currently has an enviable number of 1,52,665 books and 33,360 members.

An average of 750 people visit the library on a daily basis and 350 books are issued per day. Rs. 28,79,299 was spent for infrastructure and Rs. 6,84,375 for purchasing computers.

The library has received donations of Rs. 1,000 each from 273 patrons and Rs. 3,000 each from nine major patrons.

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