My Visit to a City Library
Ahheyon Jang
CONTENTS:-
1) NAME & PLACE OF THE LIBRARY
2) DESCRIPTION OF THE LIBRARY
3) LIBRARIAN’S NAME
4) VARIOUS TYPES OF BOOKS AVAILABLE
1. NAME & PLACE OF
THE LIBRARY
PLACE NAME: Anna Centenary Library (ACC)
PLACE ADDRESS: Gandhi
Mandapam Road, Kottur Gardens, Surya Nagar, Kotturpuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Origin of name: -
To commemorate the 102nd anniversary of
the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. C. N Annadurai who is fondly called ANNA. Hence this
library is named as Anna Centenary Library.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE
LIBRARY
There are parking
spaces for two wheelers and cars. There is a statue of PERARIGNAR ANNA for
commemorating his centenary anniversary. Before entering the library, we cannot carry our bags, except
for valuables such as money, laptop, jewelry, etc. There is a property counter.
We can get a token and when we leave, we have to summit a token and receive
bags.
PERARIGNAR ANNA STATUE
& PROPERTY COUNTER
This building is made
up of 8 floors - from ground floor to 8th floor.
The ground floor has
an information desk and competitive exam section, reception, own book reading
section, conference hall, BRAILLE room, etc. There is a computer for searching
books and information. We can find one unique exhibit.
Each floor has
restrooms. In ground floor, there are rooms for drinking tea and taking rest
and also selling for text books.
We can use elevator,
stairs, and from ground floor to 1st floor the escalator. There are many
security cameras for absolute security in the library.
Mostly information of each floor is in Tamil.
But information in English is also available. You need to find out
what sections are on the floor in advance.
Each floor is also
equipped with a fire hydrant. There is CALL device that can be called in case
of emergency. Basically, all the facilities of indoors and outdoors are nice
and clean.
If you go to the indoors,
the lighting is bright and good for reading books. There are also desks
and stands. It maintains a cool and pleasant environment because of air-conditioners.
There are many chairs
and tables where you can read books everywhere.
You can search for a
book list on their computers. There is a trash bin in the hallway. There is a
passage to go outdoors. Each floor has a water purifier. Books are easy to
find. Just there are a lot of books. Books have at least 5 to 10 bookcases per
section.
A little more in
detail for each floor: The ground floor has an information desk and reception,
competitive exam section, own book reading section, conference hall, BRAILLE
room, etc.
Braille section is a
place for Braille readers. People can select any other book on Indian
languages, or English books. In own book reading section, people can carry
their personal books, notebooks, and laptops. The place is cool and calm.
The first floor has B
wing children section and ‘A WING’ periodical section.
Childrens' section is
located in the 1st floor ‘B WING’. The section has many types of books such as
science, phonology, teachers guide, grammar, story books, mathematics,
technology, comics, sports, music, drawing, fiction, history, Tamil or other
language books, religion.
In 2nd floor, there is
a Tamil books section.
3rd floor has computer
science, Library & Information, philosophy, psychology, ethics and
religion, sociology, and political science related books.
4th floor has
economics, law, public administration, education, commerce, language,
linguistic, and literature related books.
5th floor has general
science, mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, plants, zoology, general
science, biology and medicine related books. 6th floor has engineering,
agriculture, cinema, management, accounting, Architecture, sports,
entertainment, photography and computer arts, music related books.
7th floor has history,
geography, tourism & travel management and biography related books, e-
magazines and e library are available.
In 8th floor, there
are administrative sections and office.
3. LIBRARIAN’S NAME
Around 66 Librarians
are working in ACC.
The following picture
is a reference.
4. Various types of
book available:-
1st floor ->
Children section
Types of book ->
science, phonology, teacher guide, grammar, story books, mathematics,
technology, comics, sports, music, drawing, fiction, history, geography, Tamil
books, G.K books, psychology, religion.
2nd floor -> Tamil
section
Types of book ->
Ancient Tamil literature, computer science, journalism, astrology, psychology,
religion philosophy, humanities and sciences, technology, history and
geography.
3rd floor ->
Philosophy, Religion, Political Science, Sociology, Statistics, Ethics,
Computer Science
Types of book ->
Ethics : Industrial Psychology, Logic, Induction, Deduction, Syllogisms,
Hypotheses, Argument and persuasion, Analog, Ethics, Meta Ethics, Political
Ethics, Relation of individuals to the state, Deities of the state,
International relations, Ethics of family relations, Occupational Ethics,
Medical Ethics, Legal Ethics, Business Ethics, Other professional Ethics.
Indian philosophy:
Other ethical norms, respect of life and nature, Treatment of children,
Treatment of animal, Experimentation on animals, Courage and coward, Respect
and disrespect for human life, Virtues, Yoga etc.
Western Philosophy:
Skeptic, Neoplatonic, Epicurean Phil. , Stoic Philosophy, medieval western
philosophy, Modern western and non eastern philosophy, North American
philosophy, British isles philosophy, Germany and Austria philosophy, France
philosophy, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Former soviet Union Phil. Religion,
Psychological principles of religion, Dictionary, ENCY.IN Religion, Education.
Research in religion, Equality, Inequality, Prejudice in Religion, Historical, Geographic
persons treatment etc.
Political Science:
Political Science philosophy and theory, Political theory, Mediated politics,
Encyclopedia in political science, Public policy- political science, Planning
and development, Rural development, Neighborhoods, slums, urbanism, rural
sociology, suburban sociology, urban sociology, metropolitan, tribal
communities, general statistics, social classes, upper class, general
principles for social classes, religious groups, language groups, ethnic and
national groups, specific ethnic and national groups, occupational &
miscellaneous groups, persons with disabilities, illness, gifted persons etc.
Sociology: Social
status of young people, social status of India, social status of late adulthood, gender identity, men, gender
identity, women, Historical, Geographic, persons treatment, women’s occupation,
specific kinds of women, women-ethnic, national groups, women by social
economic cultural level, disaster, social innovation social forecasting,
conflict resolution, nonviolence, civil disorder, terrorism, civil war &
revolution, war & peace, conflict management, factors affecting social
behavior, human ecology, Biological factors, genetic factors, population,
birth, deaths, family planning, migration and immigration, social status of
social group, social status of young people, motion pictures, telephony,
gossip, committees, gangs, social interaction between groups, aggression,
social processes, socialization, social learning, social norms, censorship,
attitudes, prejudice, social change, contact between culture, transportation,
information technology etc.
4th floor ->
economics, law, public administration, education, commerce, language, literature
etc.
5th floor ->
general science, mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, biology
and medicine, nursing, physiology, health & safety, forensic medicine,
epidemiology, pharmacology, therapeutics, toxicology & diseases, treatment
pathology, pathology & diseases, disease, surgery, medicine ophthalmology
dentistry, ontology & audiology, plastic surgery, anesthesiology, gynecology
obstetrics, pediatrics, astronomy, botany, zoology.
6th floor ->
engineering, agriculture, food science, cinema, management, fine arts, sports.
7th floor->
history, geography, travel & tourism, biography.
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