The Library Committee and Readers’ Club of the College jointly conducted an Outreach activity. A Book Donation Drive was conducted in and around the College from October to December 2019, through which 203 books were collected. These were then donated to Utkarsh High School, Rivona on December 10, 2019.
During the visit to Utkarsh High School, at Rivona, a couple of activities were conducted for the school children. A 10-minute video in Marathi on Mission Make India Read by Amrut Deshmukh was screened to motivate, encourage and inculcate reading habits amongst the school children,. The school children understood and appreciated the message of the video.
Readers’ Club Secretary Ms. Dynanada Prabhudessai gave a PowerPoint presentation on the theme “Fun with Reading” She stressed the importance of reading in our day to day life. Students were motivated to read as reading makes them emotionally strong and confident; reading helps develop reasoning capabilities, improves spellings and vocabulary. Readers’ Club member Ms. Mruga Naik conducted some spot sessions, and students were rewarded with spot prizes like colour pens and pens. The School students were fully engrossed and active during the entire programme.
At the end of the programme, the Librarian Ms. Manasi Rege and the Readers’ Club members handed over 2 boxes of books to the School Headmistress Ms. Neha. The school children and staff were very happy to receive the books – the Headmistress said that this donation would be the start of the School Library.
129 school children, 7 School teachers and the Headmistress attended the programme
