The district library in Sirsa will be the first of its kind in the state to have state-of-the-art e-library by month-end.
As many as 10 computers and two air conditioners have been installed in its hall for the purpose while efforts are on the make the library a treasure trove of books available on Internet.
Spread on two and a half acres, the library will prove an ideal place for readers, students, candidates preparing for competitive examinations and senior citizens. Modernisation of the library has come as a gift to its nearly 1,100 members.
Though making nearly 14,000 books available on the Internet is an uphill task, it would be taken one by one. Initially, books pertaining to BTech, MBA, psychology and others would be picked up, said librarian Rachna Diwan.
Currently, the library is under renovation. The entire facelift is being done at a cost of Rs 15 lakh, which it had received from the grant of the Backward Development Fund.
An eight-member committee, comprising officials and reputed locals, has been supervising the procurement of computers and facelift.
The library remains open from 10 am to 5 pm and its weekly off is on Friday. Recently, the library has got an IT professional to handle its newly added feature.
Source: Tribune News Service 16/May/2008
