1. Introduction: The Assam Library Association (Sadau Assam Puthibharal Sangha) was started inwards the yr 1938 mainly past times the personal enthusiasm of Shri Kumudeswar Borthakur (1893-1966), a human being who devoted his life for the increment in addition to evolution of libraries inwards Assam. He was fully assisted inwards the affair of world library services past times Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi in addition to other political in addition to social workers. By establishing ALA, Assam became the eighth state inwards Bharat inwards establishing state aeroplane library association. After the executive coming together held on 16th July 1972, ALA became inactive till 1996. However, on 22nd February, 1997 it got revived amongst a full-fledged executive council in addition to before long surgery inwards amount swing.
2. Organization: The General Body from amid the members past times ballot or past times the procedure the full general torso decides select the Office bearers of the association inwards the coming together except the President. The tenure of business office of the office-bearers in addition to the Executive Committee volition commonly hold upwardly 2 years.
ALA is having the provision of Ordinary Member, Institutional / Association Member, Life Member, Donor, Patron in addition to Honorary Member.
3. Aims in addition to Objectives: The aims in addition to objectives of the ALA are
i) To promote library motion inwards the State of Assam in addition to for that purpose to organize in addition to to produce world relation work;
ii) To concur meetings, conferences, seminars in addition to to organize mass festivals in addition to mass exhibitions for the evolution in addition to propagation of ideas on Library Science in addition to Library Service;
iii) To promote the formation of district, sub sub-divisional in addition to other local Library Associations in addition to to affiliate them to itself;
iv) To promote the institution of libraries inwards the urban in addition to rural areas of the State;
v) To give advice in addition to assistance -technical or fiscal to all interested inwards the institution in addition to evolution of libraries in addition to extension of library service;
vi) To encourage in addition to assist amend utilization of the existing library facilities;
vii) To piece of employment for the promotion of legislation conducive to or necessary for the establishment, development, maintenance, rule in addition to management of Earth library scheme in addition to of the other library systems inwards the States;
viii) To promote library scientific discipline instruction in addition to behavior preparation courses at the semi-professional aeroplane (Certificate inwards Library Science).
ix) To promote publication of bibliographical tools;
xi) To enhance in addition to own got grants, subsidies, gifts in addition to endowments etc for the furtherance of the aims in addition to objectives of the Association;
xii) To acquire, past times purchase, lease or otherwise, all kinds of property, movable in addition to immovable, in addition to to build in addition to hold buildings thereon for the purposes of the Association in addition to to improve, develop, manage, sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise bargain amongst all or whatsoever component of the properties of the
Association;
xiii) To borrow in addition to enhance coin every bit deemed tally in addition to to invest the coin of the Association, non at 1 time required, inwards such trend every bit may from fourth dimension to fourth dimension hold upwardly determined past times the Executive Committee of the Association.
xiv) To collect funds for the Association past times means of membership fees, donations, contribution etc.
xv) To teach inwards into whatsoever scheme amongst Government, local or other regime in addition to bodies which may appear conducive to the furtherance of all or whatsoever of the aims in addition to objectives of the association in addition to to obtain from such sources whatsoever rights, privileges, assistance in addition to concessions which may hold upwardly deemed tally or desirable past times the Association; and
xvi) To produce all such other things every bit are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the inwards a higher house mentioned aims in addition to objectives.
4. Functions in addition to Activities: The Association has been performing the next functions in addition to activities
a) Making People Aware: After the nativity of ALA an travail was made for a broad publicity of the library motion through unlike avenues similar Bihu festivals, world meeting, promotion through the concealment of Kelvin Cinema, Guwahati etc. With the assist of daily newspapers in addition to using the marketplace position places people were sought to hold upwardly made aware of the library movement. Children were encouraged to need books from their parents on the occasion of their birthday or every bit vantage for practiced performance inwards examination. The lower income groups of people were approached for pocket-sized contribution through “mustibhiksha”, which was a unique means of collecting handful of grains in addition to the coin thence collected from the sale of the grains was to hold upwardly spent on libraries.
b) Organization of Rural Libraries: In the 1st conference of Assam Library Association inwards 1938 hardly l libraries were recorded to own got been engaged inwards library piece of employment throughout the villages of Assam in addition to during the bridge of 10 years (1938-1948) Barthakur organized 250 libraries. Between May-July, 1971 it established Goalpara, Tezpur, Jorhat, Nagaon, Nalbari, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Mangoldoi, Guwahati Mahkuma Committee for carrying out its activities but inwards the subsequent years it did non give much fruitful result. The Association, further, at its “Granthalok” of 1972/1973 listed 169 rural libraries of Assam amongst detailed address (Granthalok: 1973: 81-87) that were affiliated to ALA.
c) Draft Public Library Act: On the invitation of the eighth conferences (1964) of the All Assam Library Association held at Gauhati nether the chairmanship of Pandit Dr. Maheswar Neog, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan prepared a Draft Public Libraries Act for Assam which was submitted to the Government in addition to farther inwards the ninth Annual conference held at Guwahati on 9, 10 in addition to 11th April, 1971 reiterated its before need but it has non got whatsoever fruitful effect till now. The Draft Public Library Act was published inwards the Souvenir of Assam Library Association of 1971. Again, since 1998 travail has continuously been made to enact the library legislation inwards Assam. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 draft Assam State Public Library in addition to Information Bill made past times a Govt-appointed commission has been submitted in addition to at nowadays it is inwards the procedure of beingness accepted.
d) Publication: In connectedness amongst the eighth Annual conference of 1964 ALA published 1 Souvenir; Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Souvenir was also published past times the reception commission amongst ninth Annual conference inwards 1971. At the tenth Annual Conference on 24th in addition to 25th November, 1972 at Nagaon the one-half yearly official organ of the Association titled “Granthalok” took birth. In 1972/73 it brought out to a greater extent than or less other mass of “Granthalok”. One newsletter was published inwards the yr 1999. In 2015, ALA published 2 issues of ALA Newsletter in addition to 1 edited mass “Lets Read Book”. In 2015-2016 to a greater extent than or less other 2 issues of the ALA Newsletter was published nether the editorship of Badan Barman.
e) Seminars, Conferences, Workshops in addition to Training: ALA also made an travail to build upwardly a voluntary hamlet library scheme past times organizing conferences inwards unlike districts in addition to inwards this means has been able to arouse in addition to enlist world back upwardly in addition to sympathy for world libraries past times holding unlike conferences at Dibrugarh (1938), Tezpur (1952), Nagawn, Jorhat (1953), Golaghat (1955), Bokakhat (1957), Mangoldoi (1959), Guwahati (8th conference, 24th in addition to 25th Oct 1964), Guwahati (9th conference on 9, 10 in addition to 11th April, 1971), Nagaon (10th Annual Conference on 24th in addition to 25th November, 1972) etc.
f) Librarian’s Day Celebration: In 1998 ALA celebrated Librarian’s Day amongst Guwahati Library Association (GLA) at Guwahati in addition to inwards 1999 amongst Jorhat Library Association. It observed its twelfth Annual Conference on twelfth August at Guwahati District Library Auditorium along amongst the Librarian’s Day which was also observed inwards association amongst the Department of Library in addition to Information Science, Gauhati University in addition to Guwahati Library Association.
g) Raising Voice for the Libraries: In the yr 2015, when the Government of Assam tried to demolish the Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Hall in addition to Library, ALA took active role inwards making people aware almost the importance of maintaining the hall inwards the introduce degree itself. As a result, the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s (GMDA) retract itself from the demolition bid.
5. Conclusion: Through a resolution passed inwards the eighth Conference (1964), the All Assam Library Association had resolved to showtime a certificate course of written report inwards Library Science but till at nowadays it has non been implemented. Again inwards 2015, nether the leadership of Professor Alaka Buragohain, the ALA starts “Lets Read Book” induce in addition to its increment is withal inwards the babe stage. In simple, though ALA is trying difficult to gain popularity, unless to a greater extent than or less immature in addition to energetic librarian takes the responsibility, the futurity of the Association is non encouraging.
2. Organization: The General Body from amid the members past times ballot or past times the procedure the full general torso decides select the Office bearers of the association inwards the coming together except the President. The tenure of business office of the office-bearers in addition to the Executive Committee volition commonly hold upwardly 2 years.
ALA is having the provision of Ordinary Member, Institutional / Association Member, Life Member, Donor, Patron in addition to Honorary Member.
3. Aims in addition to Objectives: The aims in addition to objectives of the ALA are
i) To promote library motion inwards the State of Assam in addition to for that purpose to organize in addition to to produce world relation work;
ii) To concur meetings, conferences, seminars in addition to to organize mass festivals in addition to mass exhibitions for the evolution in addition to propagation of ideas on Library Science in addition to Library Service;
iii) To promote the formation of district, sub sub-divisional in addition to other local Library Associations in addition to to affiliate them to itself;
iv) To promote the institution of libraries inwards the urban in addition to rural areas of the State;
v) To give advice in addition to assistance -technical or fiscal to all interested inwards the institution in addition to evolution of libraries in addition to extension of library service;
vi) To encourage in addition to assist amend utilization of the existing library facilities;
vii) To piece of employment for the promotion of legislation conducive to or necessary for the establishment, development, maintenance, rule in addition to management of Earth library scheme in addition to of the other library systems inwards the States;
viii) To promote library scientific discipline instruction in addition to behavior preparation courses at the semi-professional aeroplane (Certificate inwards Library Science).
ix) To promote publication of bibliographical tools;
xi) To enhance in addition to own got grants, subsidies, gifts in addition to endowments etc for the furtherance of the aims in addition to objectives of the Association;
xii) To acquire, past times purchase, lease or otherwise, all kinds of property, movable in addition to immovable, in addition to to build in addition to hold buildings thereon for the purposes of the Association in addition to to improve, develop, manage, sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise bargain amongst all or whatsoever component of the properties of the
Association;
xiii) To borrow in addition to enhance coin every bit deemed tally in addition to to invest the coin of the Association, non at 1 time required, inwards such trend every bit may from fourth dimension to fourth dimension hold upwardly determined past times the Executive Committee of the Association.
xiv) To collect funds for the Association past times means of membership fees, donations, contribution etc.
xv) To teach inwards into whatsoever scheme amongst Government, local or other regime in addition to bodies which may appear conducive to the furtherance of all or whatsoever of the aims in addition to objectives of the association in addition to to obtain from such sources whatsoever rights, privileges, assistance in addition to concessions which may hold upwardly deemed tally or desirable past times the Association; and
xvi) To produce all such other things every bit are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the inwards a higher house mentioned aims in addition to objectives.
4. Functions in addition to Activities: The Association has been performing the next functions in addition to activities
a) Making People Aware: After the nativity of ALA an travail was made for a broad publicity of the library motion through unlike avenues similar Bihu festivals, world meeting, promotion through the concealment of Kelvin Cinema, Guwahati etc. With the assist of daily newspapers in addition to using the marketplace position places people were sought to hold upwardly made aware of the library movement. Children were encouraged to need books from their parents on the occasion of their birthday or every bit vantage for practiced performance inwards examination. The lower income groups of people were approached for pocket-sized contribution through “mustibhiksha”, which was a unique means of collecting handful of grains in addition to the coin thence collected from the sale of the grains was to hold upwardly spent on libraries.
b) Organization of Rural Libraries: In the 1st conference of Assam Library Association inwards 1938 hardly l libraries were recorded to own got been engaged inwards library piece of employment throughout the villages of Assam in addition to during the bridge of 10 years (1938-1948) Barthakur organized 250 libraries. Between May-July, 1971 it established Goalpara, Tezpur, Jorhat, Nagaon, Nalbari, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Mangoldoi, Guwahati Mahkuma Committee for carrying out its activities but inwards the subsequent years it did non give much fruitful result. The Association, further, at its “Granthalok” of 1972/1973 listed 169 rural libraries of Assam amongst detailed address (Granthalok: 1973: 81-87) that were affiliated to ALA.
c) Draft Public Library Act: On the invitation of the eighth conferences (1964) of the All Assam Library Association held at Gauhati nether the chairmanship of Pandit Dr. Maheswar Neog, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan prepared a Draft Public Libraries Act for Assam which was submitted to the Government in addition to farther inwards the ninth Annual conference held at Guwahati on 9, 10 in addition to 11th April, 1971 reiterated its before need but it has non got whatsoever fruitful effect till now. The Draft Public Library Act was published inwards the Souvenir of Assam Library Association of 1971. Again, since 1998 travail has continuously been made to enact the library legislation inwards Assam. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 draft Assam State Public Library in addition to Information Bill made past times a Govt-appointed commission has been submitted in addition to at nowadays it is inwards the procedure of beingness accepted.
d) Publication: In connectedness amongst the eighth Annual conference of 1964 ALA published 1 Souvenir; Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Souvenir was also published past times the reception commission amongst ninth Annual conference inwards 1971. At the tenth Annual Conference on 24th in addition to 25th November, 1972 at Nagaon the one-half yearly official organ of the Association titled “Granthalok” took birth. In 1972/73 it brought out to a greater extent than or less other mass of “Granthalok”. One newsletter was published inwards the yr 1999. In 2015, ALA published 2 issues of ALA Newsletter in addition to 1 edited mass “Lets Read Book”. In 2015-2016 to a greater extent than or less other 2 issues of the ALA Newsletter was published nether the editorship of Badan Barman.
e) Seminars, Conferences, Workshops in addition to Training: ALA also made an travail to build upwardly a voluntary hamlet library scheme past times organizing conferences inwards unlike districts in addition to inwards this means has been able to arouse in addition to enlist world back upwardly in addition to sympathy for world libraries past times holding unlike conferences at Dibrugarh (1938), Tezpur (1952), Nagawn, Jorhat (1953), Golaghat (1955), Bokakhat (1957), Mangoldoi (1959), Guwahati (8th conference, 24th in addition to 25th Oct 1964), Guwahati (9th conference on 9, 10 in addition to 11th April, 1971), Nagaon (10th Annual Conference on 24th in addition to 25th November, 1972) etc.
f) Librarian’s Day Celebration: In 1998 ALA celebrated Librarian’s Day amongst Guwahati Library Association (GLA) at Guwahati in addition to inwards 1999 amongst Jorhat Library Association. It observed its twelfth Annual Conference on twelfth August at Guwahati District Library Auditorium along amongst the Librarian’s Day which was also observed inwards association amongst the Department of Library in addition to Information Science, Gauhati University in addition to Guwahati Library Association.
g) Raising Voice for the Libraries: In the yr 2015, when the Government of Assam tried to demolish the Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Hall in addition to Library, ALA took active role inwards making people aware almost the importance of maintaining the hall inwards the introduce degree itself. As a result, the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s (GMDA) retract itself from the demolition bid.
5. Conclusion: Through a resolution passed inwards the eighth Conference (1964), the All Assam Library Association had resolved to showtime a certificate course of written report inwards Library Science but till at nowadays it has non been implemented. Again inwards 2015, nether the leadership of Professor Alaka Buragohain, the ALA starts “Lets Read Book” induce in addition to its increment is withal inwards the babe stage. In simple, though ALA is trying difficult to gain popularity, unless to a greater extent than or less immature in addition to energetic librarian takes the responsibility, the futurity of the Association is non encouraging.
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