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Call for Papers Indian Library Congress, New Delhi 22 – 23 February 2025

III Indian Library Congress, New Delhi

Indian Library Congress, New Delhi

22 – 23 February 2025

The Indian Library Congress is scheduled to be held at Delhi on 22 – 23 February 2025. The Congress aims at a scholarly assessment of the local and global experiences in the functioning of libraries. The focus is on the formulation of an active strategy to assess the prospects and address the challenges for public libraries in India.

Call for Papers

Papers are invited in the following themes for the III Indian Library Congress:

Themes of Indian Library Congress
History and evolution of libraries Changes concepts of the library in history- Regional, national and international experiences of libraries in community building; functional integration of public libraries and libraries in academic institutions.
The Politics of Public library Critical appraisals of the Indian experience – Evolution, growth and challenges- Public policy and allocation of resources by the State and Union governments- need for a people’s alternative- Attempts of Centralisation, federalism and library policies.
Library and the Society Social justice and the experiential world of the marginalized – caste, class, gender- culture and literature-Literacy, literature, community and libraries – Sports and public libraries-Libraries, child development and social welfare; grassroots library movement- libraries as part of feminist movements; Librarians and their changing roles in the present.
Library movement in India: Challenges and prospects India’s development experience and the library movement; Sharing the experience of public library development across states and regions; narratives of struggles and successes. – Strengths and weaknesses- experience sharing. Library experience from states- narratives of struggles and successes.
Libraries-spatial transformation Libraries and the role of science and technology – Building designs, construction, preservation and expansion of democratic spaces- Green libraries.
Imagining the future libraries Fresh possibilities, challenges and alternatives.

Registration Details

For registration, please visit Indian Library Congress Call for Papers.

The last date for submission of papers: 31st January 2025.

Important Links

Prospective participants must fill in the preliminary online registration form as soon as possible. Papers accepted for the Congress should be mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Details of registration fees, board, and lodging will be communicated in subsequent circulars.

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