MADRAS LIBRARY MADRAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

1928-20031928-200375 years75 years

……down memory lanedown memory lane

Madras Library Association (MALA) was founded on 31st January 1928 BY Mr. K.V. Krishnanswamy Aiyar and Dr. S.R. Ranganathan,

Dr. SHIYALI RAMAMRITA

RANGANATHAN

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTTHE ASSOCIATION IS MANAGED BY THE ASSOCIATION IS MANAGED BY

AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING:COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING:

THE PRESIDENTTHE PRESIDENT

TWO VICE PRESIDENTSTWO VICE PRESIDENTS

THE TREASURERTHE TREASURER

THE SECRETARY THE SECRETARY

TEN COUNCIL MEMBERS.TEN COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES The main objectives of the The main objectives of the Association are promotion of the Association are promotion of the library movement and creation of library movement and creation of general awareness, especially among general awareness, especially among the rural public, of the benefits of the rural public, of the benefits of using books and libraries. To achieve using books and libraries. To achieve these, lectures, filmshows, these, lectures, filmshows, exhibitions, and other activities are exhibitions, and other activities are organised. organised.

DR S.R.RANGANATHAN-DR S.R.RANGANATHAN-FIVE LAWSFIVE LAWS

FIRST FIRST MOBILEMOBILE LIBRARYLIBRARY

HOSPITALHOSPITAL LIBRARY LIBRARY SERVICESERVICE

LECTURERS WHO LECTURERS WHO DELIVERED POPULAR DELIVERED POPULAR

LECTURES-LECTURES-19321932

LECTURERS WHO LECTURERS WHO DELIVERED POPULAR DELIVERED POPULAR

LECTURES-LECTURES-19351935

SILVER JUBILEE-SILVER JUBILEE-19531953

BOOK FAIR AT BOOK FAIR AT DISTRICT CENTRAL DISTRICT CENTRAL

LIBRARY-1967LIBRARY-1967

BOOK FAIR-BOOK FAIR-19671967

NATIONAL POLICY ON NATIONAL POLICY ON LIBRARY-1986LIBRARY-1986

NATIONAL POLICY ON LIBRARYNATIONAL POLICY ON LIBRARY

NATIONAL POLICY ON LIBRARYNATIONAL POLICY ON LIBRARY

LIBRARY LIBRARY AUTOMATION AUTOMATION

SEMINAR -1986SEMINAR -1986

WORKSHOP ON WORKSHOP ON COMPUTER COMPUTER

APPLICATION-1987APPLICATION-1987

DIAMOND JUBILEE-1988DIAMOND JUBILEE-1988

DIAMOND JUBILEE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR-1988YEAR-1988

DIAMOND JUBILEE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR-1988YEAR-1988

DIAMOND JUBILEE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR-1988YEAR-1988

NEHRU CENTENARY NEHRU CENTENARY LECTURE-1989LECTURE-1989

350 YEARS OF 350 YEARS OF MADRAS- 1990MADRAS- 1990

SEMINAR ON TRENDS IN SEMINAR ON TRENDS IN AND IMPACTS ON AND IMPACTS ON

INFORMATICS INFORMATICS 19911991

SEMINAR ON TRENDS IN SEMINAR ON TRENDS IN AND IMPACTS ON AND IMPACTS ON

INFORMATICS INFORMATICS 19911991

XXXVII ALL INDIA LIBRARY XXXVII ALL INDIA LIBRARY CONFERENCE CONFERENCE

4-7 DECEMBER-19914-7 DECEMBER-1991

BIRTH CENTENARYBIRTH CENTENARYDR S.R.RANGANATHANDR S.R.RANGANATHAN

19921992

Dr SRR BIRTH CENTENARY – Dr SRR BIRTH CENTENARY – RELEASE OF COMMEMORATIVE RELEASE OF COMMEMORATIVE

POSTAGE STAMPPOSTAGE STAMP30TH AUGUST 199230TH AUGUST 1992

FIRST DAY COVER- DR S.R.RANGANATHANDR S.R.RANGANATHAN

BUST OF BUST OF DR S.R. DR S.R.

RANGANATHANRANGANATHAN

A TECHNICALA TECHNICAL SSESSIONESSION

19921992

DESIGN AND DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTOF INHOUSE OF INHOUSE DATABASES-1995DATABASES-1995

DESIGN AND DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

OF INHOUSE DATABASES-OF INHOUSE DATABASES-19951995

MR. JAMES NYE OF CHICAGO MR. JAMES NYE OF CHICAGO UNIVERSITY AND DR. SUSEELA UNIVERSITY AND DR. SUSEELA

KUMARKUMAR19951995

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES-IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES-

19961996

7070THTH ANNIVERSARY- ANNIVERSARY-19981998

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN

RURAL DEVELOPMENT-2002RURAL DEVELOPMENT-2002

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN

RURAL DEVELOPMENT-2002RURAL DEVELOPMENT-2002

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES ROLE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT-IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT-

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