FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
At the very outset, allow me to quote Thomas Wharton, an English physician
and anatomist best known for his descriptions of the submandibular duct (one of
the salivary ducts). He said that “an hour spent reading is one stolen from
paradise.”In the present day world, when there is
a tremendous explosion in knowledge at a very fast pace, textbooks no longer
provide students with required information. In such a situation, library
provides a student with requisite supplementary material and extra reading.
I firmly believe that Library
is the heart of a school’s academic activities. The instructional programme of
a school is tremendously influenced by the quality of its library and the books
and magazines that it subscribe. In other words, it is generally believed thatteaching-learning processin any school will
be lack-lustre without a good library.
Another area I would like to harp at is
that school Library is indispensable for student-centred teaching and learning
processes such as project works, self-learning or seminars, problem-solving method, etc.
School library is not only the nerve centre of academic learning but also a
good place to spend one’s leisure-time. It is generally believed that Books
provide us with the best company when we are idle, lonely, free /bored etc.
To conclude, I wish to mention that a good library is not only
useful for the students but also plays an important role in enhancing a
teacher’s effectiveness and classroom performance. Therefore, it is noteworthy
that a good library should be a centre of intellectual life of a school,for study and for private reading. It should also be a quiet place, provide an
environment which encourages study and reading, and furnished and equipped for
comfortable use.Allow
me to quote MalalaYousafzai ,the youngest Nobel
Prize laureate from Pakistan. She said, “let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can
change the world.”
M.H.Shimray
Principal
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