April 1 , 2008 - Same library , Same collections, Same place - new management!!!
Government Meeting with the British Council
The Chief Minister Shri V.S Achuthanandan, Minister for Law Shri M Vijayakumar, Shri P.J Thomas IAS -Chief Secretary, Shri K Jayakumar IAS - Addl Chief Secretary , Smt Shiela Thomas IAS - Principal Secretary to CM, ShriAjayakumar IAS - Secretary IT, Shri K Padmakumar - Secretary RIAB , met a delegation from the British Council represented by Mr Rod Pryde - Director BC India, Mr Chris Gibson - Director BC South India.
After the discussions, the British Council agreed to handover the collection of 28,000 books, DVDs, magazines, and the infrastructure to an entity to be formed by the Govt.
This new institution might be named Trivandrum International Library (TIL).
Availability of the exisiting premises, in Govt owned land, should not be a problem.
The new library under an autonomous , professional structure is expected to commence operations on 1st April 2008.
Lets request all members to hold on to their memberships till the new arrangements are worked out.
UK education services of the British Council are expected to be retained in the future setup, in return for this gesture from the British Council.
The Chief Minister Shri V.S Achuthanandan, Minister for Law Shri M Vijayakumar, Shri P.J Thomas IAS -Chief Secretary, Shri K Jayakumar IAS - Addl Chief Secretary , Smt Shiela Thomas IAS - Principal Secretary to CM, ShriAjayakumar IAS - Secretary IT, Shri K Padmakumar - Secretary RIAB , met a delegation from the British Council represented by Mr Rod Pryde - Director BC India, Mr Chris Gibson - Director BC South India.
After the discussions, the British Council agreed to handover the collection of 28,000 books, DVDs, magazines, and the infrastructure to an entity to be formed by the Govt.
This new institution might be named Trivandrum International Library (TIL).
Availability of the exisiting premises, in Govt owned land, should not be a problem.
The new library under an autonomous , professional structure is expected to commence operations on 1st April 2008.
Lets request all members to hold on to their memberships till the new arrangements are worked out.
UK education services of the British Council are expected to be retained in the future setup, in return for this gesture from the British Council.
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