The Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce celebrated the World Book Day on 23rd April 2022 during which the Department of Library and Information Science organized a Grand Book Exhibition where informative books including some of exclusive and rare collections in the prized possession of the college were put on display for reference.
The book exhibition was inaugurated by the Principal Dr. Aftab Anwar Shaikh in the presence of Vice-Principals Prof. Moinuddin Khan, Dr. Iqbal N Shaikh and Vice-Chairman of the Library Advisory Committee Prof. Shaikh Irfan Janmohammed. Post-inauguration, the Principal interacted with the staff and students and highlighted the importance and need of book reading thereby emboldening the reading habit among the masses. “Books inspire and facilitate in developing the personality and increasing knowledge”, he said. The participants were briefed about the books, e-books and Encyclopedia Britannica and the techniques of searching the information in them by the Librarian Dr. Muhammad Zuber Shaikh. Vice-Principal Dr. A.K.Walunj later visited the exhibition.
