Get Together

WLAA 1st Get Together, 2020  

An Online Get Together was organized by Women Librarians’ Association of Assam (WLAA), a division of Assam Library Association (ALA), on Sunday, 2nd August 2020, from 4.00 pm to 5.30 on Google Meet platform. Total 43 women Library Professionals of several educational institutes of Assam including Executive Committee members of WLAA joined the event. Participants shared their thoughts on their perception about WLAA and its prospects or their experience as a women librarian Dr. Babita Kalita (Joint Secretary, WLAA & Librarian, Damdama College, Kamrup) delivered the Welcome Address and hosted the entire meeting. Inaugural Address of the event was delivered by Dr. Bina Medhi Lahkar (Adviser, WLAA & Former Assistant Librarian, KKH Library, Gauhati University), which was followed by a short briefing on Women Librarians’ Association of Assam by Dr. Jyotika Devi (President, WLAA & Librarian, Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari). Treasurers of WLAA, Mrs. Dhiru Barman (Librarian, Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar) and Dr. Jyotirekha Bhattacharyya (Assistant Librarian, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam) presented “Statement of WLAA' s income and expenditure” which was followed by Open Session. In the open session, total 17 women Library Professionals of different Schools, Colleges and Universities shared their thoughts and experiences. Participants of the Session are: Mrs. Pallavi Neog (Librarian, Dispur Law College, Guwahati), Rekha Rani Saikia (Librarian, Patidarrang College, Kamrup), Anupama Chetia (Library Assistant, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati), Geetima Katakey (Assistant Librarian, SCERT, Assam), Archana Sarma (Librarian, Sonapur College, Kamrup), Mrs. Supriya Neog (Librarian, Makum College, Tinsukia), Dipa Kalita (Librarian, Gurukul Group of Educational Wing, Mangaldoi), Dr. Barsha Rani Duarah (Librarian, Barnagar College, Barpeta), Deijee Kalita (Librarian, St. Martha Institute of Nursing, Guwahati), Ankita Saloi (Librarian, St. Joseph's School, Azara), Sadhana Goswami (Assistant Librarian, GIMT Tezpur), Raju Rani Saikia (Librarian, Duliajan Girls' College, Dibrugarh), Nirupama Hazarika (Librarian, CKB College, Teok, Jorhat), Dipika Das (Librarian, Dibru College, Dibrugarh), Ajanita Dutta (Asstt Librarian, B. Borooah College, Guwahati), Santana Phukon (Library Assistant, LNB Library, Dibrugarh University) and Manjushree Devi (Librarian, Rangia College, Kamrup). After the open session was over, Dr. Latika Devi (Vice-President of WLAA & Librarian, Paschim Barigog Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Kamrup) delivered her speech. It was decided that as an outcome of this Get Together a handwritten e-magazine would be published which should include thoughts shared by the participant of the event. Miss Phulasmita Nath (Publishing Secretary, WLAA & Project Officer, North East Regional Centre - National Digital Library of India, IIT Guwahati) briefed the participants about WLAA upcoming online seminar, to be held on 3rd & 4th September, 2020 and requested all to publicize about the Seminar amongst their own academic community. The event was concluded with Vote of thanks offered by Dr. Kankana Baishya (General Secretary, WLAA & Assistant Librarian, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam).

The link of the Publication is here