SRINAGAR, JUNE
14: Minister for Public Works and Culture, Naeem Akhtar, today
visited the SPS Library in Srinagar to review the process of shifting books
from district libraries of Kashmir to the state-of-the-art library in the
capital city.
The Minister took
stock of the preparations being made by the Department of Libraries and
Research for shifting the stock of books lying in various district libraries of
Kashmir to the central library which is expected to be thrown open to public
after Eid-ul-Fitr.
Akhtar urged the
officers of the Department of Libraries and Research to ensure that the
shifting process is completed soon and the existing stockpile of books is enriched
with latest additions from the world of literature to make the SPS Library a
world-class institution and an incubation centre for scholars and researchers.
During the visit, the Minister also called for reviving the culture of
book reading and reading rooms to enrich the intellectual capital of the state.
Director of Libraries, Masarat-ul-Islam and other senior officers of the
Department accompanied the minister during his visit to the library.
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