Shikshantar Primary School Library ( Trinachiketa) was presented the Jury Appreciation Award, for a programme specifically centered on reading, literacy and library.

About Bandana Sen Library Awards 2019

In a unique celebration of libraries and librarians from across the country, about heads of over 100 schools and their library teams came together at the India International Centre on Saturday for the first-ever ‘Bandana Sen library awards’. The award ceremony organised by ‘OneUp Library, Bookstudio and Learning Lab’ was envisioned in memory of late Bandana Sen, a pioneer in the field of children’s libraries.

“For us this award ceremony is the beginning of a conversation on the need for futuristic libraries, celebrating the unsung champions- the ‘Librarians’ and redefining libraries as ‘exploratorium of learning’” said Dalbir Kaur Madan, Founder, OneUp Library and initiator of the award ceremony. “It was Bandana’s dream that the tribe of libraries and librarians should grow and be brought to the center stage,” she added.

The Jury Appreciation Award, for a programme specifically centered on reading, literacy and library was presented to Shikshantar, Primary School Library (Trinachiketa). The criteria through which the libraries were selected included several rounds of judging and looking at the library as a physical space, the events and activities, and whether the library is integral to the whole education process.