An innovative approach to managing Library
Dear Friends Please see the following announcement. We have started a small library for members and others of our society. It is library meant for senior citizens -- books of interest for this age group are specially collected. Our library is co-located in the premises of an already established successfully running subscription library called ARESS Book Club. The collections are maintained in two separate sequences. Maintenace and circulation done by ARESS staff. Clientelete of both libraries stand to gain by a larger collection of books to choose. Both libraries gain by virtue of increased customers. Separate accounts are kept. === Here is the announcement about it ============ Society for Serving Seniors SSS LIBRARY 2nd May 2007 We are happy to announce the starting of Library Services. This is the first time that two libraries under different managements are co-located in the same premises for the mutual benefit of all concerned. Location: The Library is co-located at the premises of ARESS Library. ARESS library is a not for profit circulating library managed by ARESS Group at Plot Number 6, Sitaramnagar, near Diamond Point Sikh Village, Secunderabad 500009 Contact: Ms Radha Devi, ARESS Book Club Phone: 65648869. Or Dr P Vyasamoorthy, President, SSS, 27846631. Timings: 8.30 am to 8.30 pm. Collection: Fiction, Personality development, Health & Medicine, Religion Spirituality, yoga, investment, law & general books. Emphasis will be on books of interest to senior citizens. A list of books is available in the premises for consultation. Most of the books are obtained through donation from members and other individuals. ARESS library has its own rich collection of over a thousand books in Telugu & English, borrow-able upon payment of a "lending-fee". Terms and Conditions: 1. SSS Members Associate Members of SSS can borrow books after payment of a refundable caution deposit of Rs 250/-. Books from SSS Collection will be lent without any lending-fee. Books have to be returned within one month of issue. Books damaged or lost will have to be compensated – by replacement of a copy or by payment of 50% of the price of the book. The value of the book, as determined by Library in charge will be final for this purpose. If SSS member wants to borrow ARESS books he has to pay lending-fee and abide by other terms and conditions, if any. No fresh deposit is needed. 2. ARESS Members ARESS members may borrow SSS books upon payment of lending-fee. ARESS members are encouraged to become Associate Members of SSS – Details enquire at the library counter. We are grateful to several donors like Sri Badrinarayanan, Sri Rajendra Rao, Prof Viruru Subba Rao, Sri Pappu and last but not the least to Ms Radha Devi for book donations through her. Further Donations of Books are welcome. Suggestions for improvement of Library services are welcome. =============== end of announcement ====== Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy