FERNS Society Library inaugurated in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: In a bid to help students and youth of the region by giving access to quality books and online educational resources and to inculcate casual reading habits, the FERNS Society Library was inaugurated on Tuesday. Situated on the Kanaklata Path, Adingiri in Guwahati, this library was inaugurated by the MLA of West Guwahati, Ramendra Narayan Kalita.

Presently more than 450 English and 250 Assamese books are available for reading and lending purposes which comprise mainly textbooks of various subjects. Books from other categories like reference books or supplementary materials, novels, biographies and autobiographies, historical or religious texts, encyclopaedia, dictionaries, atlases and thesaurus are available in the library along with the daily newspapers, tabloids and magazines. Additionally, access to the British Council Digital Library has also been made available for readers and students.

Speaking on the occasion, MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita said, "This is a very nice initiative. The region has many meritorious students but because of financial constraints, many of them are unable to access additional research and reference books. This library will help these students and I hope that they will make maximum use of the vast variety of books available here."

Shubhankar Baruah, secretary of the FERNS Society said, "With a population of no less than 10,000 people, the Adingiri region does not have a public library, which compelled us to come up with this initiative. Reading habits are seen disappearing in the youths today. A few who have the habit of reading find it difficult due to lack of good libraries. The FERNS Society Library aims to satisfy all the needs of the readers."

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