NATIONAL LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES BOARD
The month of October has been nominated as the school library month and the last week of October as the school library week and the Monday of the last week of October as school library day by the International Association of School Librarianship. To commemorate this event, action has been taken to set up reading and talking societies in school level, starting reading circles, encouraging students to start wall newspapers and writing books, compiling newspaper and periodical articles and organizing essay competitions and short story competitions.