Welcome

The library of Kendriya vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, with its excellent collection of books, periodicals and multimedia and a variety of services, acts as a support and inspiration to the teaching and learning community of the School.

IFLA/UNESCO School Library Manifesto

The school library provides information and ideas that are fundamental to functioning successfully in today’s information and knowledge-based society. The school library equips students with life-long learning skills and develops the imagination, enabling them to live as responsible citizens.

Mr.C.P.Kumaran, Principal and S.L.Faisal, Librarian and coordinator of the Library Junction project receiving the award under the All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Schools and Teacher Education Institutions, 2011, from Prof. G. Ravindra, Director, NCERT and Dr. Shakuntala Nagpal, HOD, DEE, at a National Seminar in New Delhi.

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Reader’s Club members participated “Story Time” television programme with Shri. Gireesh Puliyoor, poet and children’s writer on 24 August 2011 for VICTORS Education Channel

Mission

The Library provides a welcoming learning environment for students and staff; supports the school’s aims and curriculum; encourages the love of reading and the development of students’ independent learning skills.

Opening Hours

The library is open every school day from

07 a.m. to 06 p.m.

Library Periods

According to the school time table the students of Class VII-XII(Shift-I) and Class VI-XII(Shift-II) can visit the library for the issue and return of the books during their library periods. They can refer books and participate in library activities during this time.

Borrowing information

Students

01 book for a period of 02 weeks

Faculty and staff

Maximum 05 books for a period of 01 month.The users should submit their ID cards for the automated circulation of books.

Class Libraries

Class libraries are functioning for classes I to VI(Shift-I) and I to V(Shift-II).

Open Access and Classification

The library follows an open access system. The books are classified and shelved according to the Dewey Decimal Classification(Ed.21). Every book is barcoded and spine labels are attached. Junior fiction is shelved separately.

Library Automation

The stock and services of the library has automated by using Libsoft Library Management software.OPACOnline Public Access Catalogue of library holdings is available. Patrons can search by using keywords, author, title and subject.

What if I require a book longer than the loan period?

If you require a book longer than the loan period you may renew it by bringing the book to the issue/return counter. As long as the book is not reserved, you will be able to renew it once.

What if the book is lost?

The user can replace the book with the same edition.If not, three times of the cost of the book may be recovered from him/her.

If I have an overdue loan , how much I need to pay?

As per the KVS rules an overdue fine will be recovered from the user.Overdue reminders are sent to your class teacher periodically.You should bring the book and reminder back to the library.

Library Junction

The Online Academic Social Network

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Where Minds meet and ideas pop up !

Library Bulletins

Library Bulletin Vol.4, Issue 1 Jan2011

Previous issues

Library Bulletin-Vol.3. Issue 1, June 2010

Library Bulletin-Vol.2, Issue 3, Sept 2009

Library Bulletin-Vol. 2 , Issue 2,  April 2009

Library-Bulletin-Vol.2, Issue 1, January-2009

Library-Bulletin-Vol. 1, Issue 2, December-2008

Library-Bulletin-Vol. 1, Issue 1, November.2008

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January 2012

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Think before it’s too late by Edward De Bono

Aleph by Paulo Coelho

The secret of Chimneys (Comic Book Edition) by Agatha Christie

Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat

-Asianet‘s programme “Right Click” featured the Library on 05/12/2008

-Club FM had your library in its “Kalakkan Recharge” on 06/12/2008

-The Malayala Manorama Daily published a story on the library on 01/12/2008

-The New Indian Express published a write-up on the library on 24/10/2008

-This Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom is selected to the “Hall of Fame: Selected Virtual School Libraries” by Skolebibliotek (Norway).

-News at 2pm weekly (Nov.27-Dec.04,2009) published a story on the Library

-Desktop Library turns a big hit (March 2, 2010), The New Indian Express

-School’s online Libray a big hit (August 11, 2011), Deccan Chronicle

AWARDS

-KVS  Innovations and Experimentation Award for Teachers, 2010

- Won National Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education For School and Teacher Education Institutions 2010-’11 (NCERT).

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THIS BLOG IS MAINTAINED BY THE LIBRARIAN, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PATTOM (SHIFT-I), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

CONTACT: S.L.FAISAL, LIBRARIAN, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PATTOM (SHIFT-I), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

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