Library Services

LIBRARY SERVICES IN YOUR DEPARTMRNT LIBRARY

Importance of Writing Blogs on Your Website for Libraries

Writing blogs on your library's website is an effective way to engage with your community, promote library services, and encourage literacy. Here are several reasons why blogging is crucial for libraries:

1. Attract New Visitors:

Many people search online for books, educational resources, and events at their local libraries. By blogging on topics like book recommendations, reading challenges, or library events, you can drive traffic to your website and attract new visitors to your library.

2. Promote Library Services:

Blogs offer a great opportunity to showcase the various services your library provides, such as book borrowing, educational workshops, literacy programs, and community outreach. Highlighting these services helps raise awareness and encourages more people to visit and take advantage of them.

3. Engage with the Community:

Libraries are at the heart of their communities, and blogging gives you a direct platform to communicate with your audience. Share news, updates, and events, and create a space for community members to interact, share ideas, and provide feedback.

4. Build Literacy and Education:

By publishing articles on topics like reading strategies, study tips, and literacy resources, you help foster a culture of learning and literacy. These blogs serve as valuable educational tools for patrons of all ages.

5. Keep Your Audience Informed:

Blogs allow you to keep your readers up-to-date on the latest book releases, library events, and educational programs. This keeps your community engaged and encourages them to stay involved with the library.

6. Encourage Reading and Learning:

By posting book reviews, author interviews, and reading challenges, you motivate your readers to read more. These types of blogs inspire a love of reading and learning, which are essential components of your library's mission.

7. Highlight Library Events and Programs:

Many libraries host workshops, author talks, community events, and educational programs. A blog is a perfect way to promote these events and encourage participation, making them more successful.

8. Improve Library Visibility:

Regularly updating your library's website with fresh blog content boosts your search engine optimization (SEO) and increases your chances of appearing in search results when people look for local libraries, book recommendations, or educational resources.

9. Foster Collaboration:

Blogging can help libraries collaborate with local schools, community organizations, and authors. You can create posts that promote partnerships and initiatives that benefit the wider community.

10. Showcase Your Library's Unique Features:

Every library is different, and blogging offers a way to highlight your library's unique attributes, whether it's a rare collection, innovative programs, or special services for underserved populations.

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Library Services

1. Book Lending Service/Computerized Issue - return

            This service is offered to all library users through file maker pro LMS software The resources borrowed from the library shall be returned on or before the due date during library working hours. Its terms and conditions are mentioned in Library Rules and Regulations.

2. Reference Service

            Reference Service is an important service offered by the library. It also maintains a collection of reference books consisting of encyclopedias, dictionaries, CDs.

3. Open Access

            It provides open access to all library users. They can browse, read the any references in the library. It helps users to make full use of the resources available in the central library.

4. Periodical Service

            The magazines and journals are made available to the users. all the users have to read in library only.

5. Library OPAC

            The resources of the library have been computerized with integrated library management software that, file maker pro, library staff members assisting to search books, Users can search the resources by author, title, subject, key words etc.

6. Current Awareness Service

            Newly arrived books are displayed on the stand installed at the entrance of the library and being displayed for a week. It will be issued only after a week of display.

7. News-Paper clipping service

            All newspapers are containing very important news in special edition on various subjects which are very useful to the readers. Depending on the usefulness of the information available in the newspaper, so that they are able to read at their convenient time.

8. User Orientation

            Library conducts orientation programmes for new users. beginning of the year. It is to enable them to use library resources effectively.

9. Reprographic/ Photocopy Facility

            The Photocopy service is provided to the users in the library, both students as well as faculty members. It is located at the central library.

10. Wi-Fi Facility

             The entire library is Wi-Fi enabled; users can use their configuration laptops to access in the central library.

11. Question Bank

            Separate question bank section made available in central library is for users as reference services.  

Library Timings

Monday to Satuarday	7.00 am to 7.00 pm
Sunday and other general holiday	10.00 am to 12.00 pm
During Examination	7.am to 7.00 pm