Library Week celebrations from tomorrow

Vijayawada: NTR district joint collector and Additional District Magistrate S Ilakiya unveiled the brochure for the 59th National Library Week celebrations at her chamber here on Thursday. The week-long celebrations will be organised at the Tagore Library on Mahatma Gandhi Road here from November 14 to 20.

A series of literary, cultural and educational programmes, along with competitions for students, women and book lovers, will be organised during the seven-day celebrations.

The festivities will commence on November 14 with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the chief guest to mark Children’s Day. Various competitions, including fancy dress and craft competitions, will be conducted for students.

On November 15, a book exhibition will be inaugurated at 10 am, followed by chess competitions at 11 am. At 5 pm, the Krishna District Writers’ Association will organise a poets’ meet on the theme ‘Let Telugu Usage Make Telugu Flourish’, along with a felicitation programme.

On November 16, essay-writing and elocution competitions will be conducted for school and college students at 10 am. On November 17, a lecture on library movement activists will be held at 10 am. An awareness seminar on the theme ‘Read to Learn – Learn to Lead’ will be organised at 2 pm.

On November 18, musical chairs competitions for students will be held at 10 am, followed by patriotic song competitions at 11 am. On November 19, special competitions will be organised exclusively for women.

At 6 pm, the Bezwada Yuva Kalaalu Silver Jubilee celebrations and the unveiling of the second anthology of Bezwada Yuva Kalaalu will be held in memory of B Anjaneyaraju.

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