The adoptabook scheme was recently introduced by the society which allows. Adopt a resources to promote world literacy, to help and encourage donations of used books and computer equipment to libraries in the u. Students to help restore books at asiatic library dna india. Once the book is returned, it will be temporarily displayed in a special section of the library as a thank you to all the families that helped to purchase the books. Adopt a book the insurance library association of boston. Those who partake in this program play a vital role in the preservation of these books so that they are available for research and display for generations to come.
Robbins library, national museum of african art verney cameron, author of this book, was the first european to cross equatorial africa, coast to coast and mostly on foot. It aims not only at preservation but also at making the onecrore plus population of the city more involved in its collective memory. Elementary librarians adoptashelf program adoptashelf is something ive been considering for my library for some time now. It was formed with the intention of promoting useful knowledge, particularly such as is now immediately. If you do adopt a book we will let you know when the repair is finished. These materials are vital resources for those who use our collections. Things japaneseadoption wikisource, the free online library. Ala and reforma create adopt a library program to assist. It can trace its origin to the literary society of bombay which first met in mumbai on 26 november 1804, and was founded by sir james mackintosh. His original mission was to search for the missing explorer david livingstone, but soon after leaving zanzibar an island off africas east coast early. Children gain access to a beautiful school library providing fun and interesting childrens books that spark their imaginations and promote a lifelong love of reading. We also ask volunteers to read to the children and if it is possible, to give each child a book for their home libraries. All donations will go directly to the care and maintenance of rare and fragile books and will be matched up to 0 by the friends of the mu libraries. Through adopt a book scheme, individuals and institutions are approached for help in conservation and preservation.
The historical collection contains a wealth of fascinating books covering a wide range of subjects including travel, science, history, zoology and religion. Due to the availability of information from the internet, membership has dropped significantly in recent years. Adopt a book an initiative of the friends of the university of adelaide library. The iconic library is pleading people to adopt a book.
October 3, 2017 harshikaa udasi updated her cover photo. A project for putting the books and manuscripts into cdrom is under consideration. Adoptabook an initiative of the friends of the university of adelaide library. The adopt a shelf program is a fundraiser for the friends of the alleghany highlands regional library. Adopting a book is a wonderful thing for children to give their parentsgrandparents, and vice versa. Adopt a book abbotsford, the home of sir walter scott.
The adopt a book program was established to both acquire and preserve rare manuscripts in our vast eight library system. Also, i have an amazing library supporter in wisconsin who sends me a few boxes of items every year. The adoptashelf program is a fundraiser for the friends of the alleghany highlands regional library. Nov, 2018 focussed on the asiatic library as its first major project. Katherine neville talks hidden wonders and adoptabook program. A history of the family of seton during eight centuries v. Adopt a book cataloguehave a look through our catalogue and discover the books in need of your support. There are other individuals who adopt books they have an affinity towards. Adoptabook at asiatic library digitisation and microfilming of 100 old and rare books. The adopt a book program allows you to sponsor the purchase of a book to be placed in the library. Drawing on an earlier work by sir richard maitland, he traces the.
The initiative is being backed by a local ngo called mumbai first which is hosting events for children at the asiatic to bring people back to public. A few weeks ago, several librarians were discussing it on my states listserv, so i thought i would start it in my library for the upcoming school year. The adoptabook program was established to both acquire and preserve rare manuscripts in our vast eight library system. Adopt a book canajoharie library the canajoharie librarys adoptabook program is a unique way to contribute to our community with books that will be enjoyed over and over again.
The adoptabook scheme was recently introduced by the society which allows patrons to fund the upkeep of rare books. Besides preserving the historic books, the idea is also to draw children closer to the physical space of libraries. These two book loving twins, hannah and alexander were inspired to start adopt a book in november 2011, when they were just 8 years old after they heard about kids in the greater cincinnati area who didnt own books of their own. Adopt a book program the duke university libraries adopt a book program gives you the opportunity to support the conservation of library materials in need of repair.
Asiatic is oldest books library of mumbai with thousands of books. Through adopt a book scheme, individuals and institutions are approached. Adopt a book the library of the devon and exeter institution was established in 18 with an initial budget of. The insurance library association of boston reports of 18881900. Adoptabook program the duke university libraries adoptabook program gives you the opportunity to support the conservation of library materials in need of repair.
Due to substantial funding cuts at state and local levels, we are developing a book adoption program to help keep new books on the shelves. Mumbais asiatic library is a memory that cant be lost medium. The society is financially in the red with a loss of rs 1 crore 10 million. Get in touch to adopt a bookget in touch to adopt a book take the next step to adopting a book of your choice by getting in touch with us. This is a working collection and these unique and valuable resources support and stimulate the universitys extensive and varied teaching and research. You may make the donation in honor or in memory of someone. Below you will see a sample picture and the title of the book s you can click on the picture to see more pictures and find out more about the book. Your gift helps to keep these materials available for current and future faculty, scholars and students.
Adoptashelfprogram alleghany highlands regional library. Asiatic library mumbai asiatic society of bombay library town hall. For example, mumbai port trust responded to this scheme by financing the microfilming and conservation of a good number of books on ports, maritime history, maritime trade and development, and now there is a mumbai port trust. Elementary librarians adoptashelf program elementary.
Once a shelf is assigned to you, a nameplate will be placed at the end of your shelf. The adopted books will become a permanent part of our schools library and a lasting record of your childrens years at live oak elementary school. A commemorative bookplate will be placed in the front. Adopt a book at asiatic library digitisation and microfilming of 100 old and rare books.
In this twovolume set, scottish philanthropist and genealogist george seton 18221908 details the history of the seton family back to the 10 th century. Their crowdfunding campaign named adopt a book allows anyone to virtually adopt a book by paying for its digitization. Adopting a book also makes a perfect gift for your bibliophile friends and family. The asiatic library is a repository of ancient books, manuscripts, maps, coins and artefacts. Books available for adoption smithsonian libraries. Mumbai first and the asiatic society of mumbai are hosting unique childrens adoptabook and crowd funding festival which will not only bring young readers to the steps of the historic institution but help raised funds for restoration of priceless volumes stored in the library. The principles and practices of life insurance, 1906. Sheila bulchandanis granddaughter samira appealed to the audience to adoptabook at the asiatic library. Card catalogs are an iconic symbol of libraries, research, and love of reading and learning. Mumbai first and the asiatic society of mumbai are hosting unique. The library of the society has over a hundred thousand books out of which 15,000 are classified as rare and valuable. The library, a seat of learning established in 1804, has been housed since its inception within the imposing town hall, mumbais iconic landmark. The asiatic society of mumbai formerly asiatic society of bombay is a learned society in the field of asian studies based in mumbai, india.
When we first visited the town hall and asiatic society library, at horniman circle, in 2011, there was a pile of newspapers stacked on a stagelike structure at one end of the reading hall. Support your library and be first to read the newest books. Sep 26, 2017 mumbai first and the asiatic society of mumbai have come together for a project that intends to preserve the historic books at the asiatic society state central library in fort. The town hall that houses the asiatic society, mumbai. It also has priceless artifacts and over 3,000 ancient manuscripts in persian, sanskrit and prakrit, mostly on paper but some on palm leaf. We also ask volunteers to read to the children and if it is possible, to give. Urban heritage at asiatic library, mumbai rotary club of bombay. Now you can be part of the story, supporting our ongoing work to preserve abbotsfords books for future. Round top festival institute round top festival institute. The library project donates libraries to improve childrens literacy. Adopt a book from our general collections, selected by our curator of rare book and manuscripts.
Launched in 2009, brills adopt a library program each year donates a collection of books to one or two libraries primarily in developing countries. Dec 12, 2018 the library has an adopt a book offering. She gave the asiatic library a proposal to work on its collection of maps and was accepted. Adopt a shelf volunteers are assigned a shelf in one of the following areas. Asiatic s adopt a book campaign is a twofold initiative. Through our original research, policy and program initiatives we provide the evidence base to address the structural and cultural barriers to. Katherine neville talks hidden wonders and adoptabook. Anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, remembrance of a friend or loved one are ideal reasons to adopt a book. As the perfect gift for the booklover in your life, or as a way to give back to the library, your support will help to preserve our collection for years to come.
The initiative is being backed by a local ngo called mumbai first which is hosting events for children at the asiatic to bring people back to public libraries. One of these was amalina kohli dave, trained in the restoration of paper from 14001700s. Adopt a book home initiatives adopt a book mumbai first and the asiatic society of mumbai are hosting unique childrens adoptabook and crowd funding festival which will not only bring young readers to the steps of the historic institution but help raised funds for restoration of priceless volumes stored in the library. Its one of the paid membership libraries in mumbai with about 25,000 to 30,000 rare collections of books that can be referred by paying annual membership fees of rs. The numismatic collection of 11,829 coins includes a gold coin of kumaragupta i, a rare gold mohur of akbar and coins issued by. Caring for a conservation library is a complex process that never ends. Adopt a shelf the library needs your help to keep our books in order and shelves dust free. Adopting a book from the schools collections is a great way to mark an event, remember the life of a friend, relation or colleague or simply show your support for the library. In our adoptalibrary program, your organization adopts an existing books for kids library to update and refurbish. Restoration and preservation the asiatic society of mumbai. In return for your donation, a marker will be displayed with your name or a dedication of your choosing. Adopt a book, and you will be directly supporting the work of chawton house and helping take care of more than 15,000 volumes all accessible to use for research in the librarys unique collection.
Adult fictionnonfiction and young adult fictionnonfiction. Asiatic library mumbai asiatic society of bombay library. Backed by the rcb, resources were hired to work on reconstituting books to a usable state and dave trained them. A placard with your name and any special designation is placed inside the book. Oct 10, 2017 asiatic society of bombay library started in 1804 by sir james mackintosh along with the start up of literary society of bombay in those days. The adoptabook program allows you to sponsor the purchase of a book to be placed in the library. Through our original research, policy and program initiatives we provide the evidence base to address the structural and cultural barriers to good health and drive progress toward health equity.
The smithsonian libraries adoptabook program allows you to commemorate an occasion, celebrate a milestone, or honor a great achievement while. The law of fire and life insurance with practical observations, 1854. The smithsonian libraries adoptabook program allows you to commemorate an occasion, celebrate a milestone, or honor a great achievement while providing essential funding which supports conservation, acquisition, and digitization of books and manuscripts held by the libraries of the worlds largest museum complex and research institution. Complete, print and mail us the adoptabook form with your donation to. After you adopt a book, a book plate with your name is placed inside it, and you receive a beautiful certificate showing you are the benefactor of this important piece of our history. The adoptalibrary program could even be as simple as a site that has links to a wish list for every library on amazon or the like. By adopting a book, you are helping to preserve these materials for generations to come. By adopting a book, you directly support conservation work at the british library.
A few weeks after ngo mumbai first announced the adopt a book initiative to preserve the citys rare books, around 300 mumbaikars opened their hearts and purse strings. Any shelf, display case, or computer area of the library may be adopted by making a small donation to the friends. It is strange, but true, that you may often go into a japanese family and find half a dozen persons calling each other parent and child, brother and sister, uncle and nephew, and yet being really either no bloodrelations at all, or else relations in quite different degrees from those conventionally assumed. Please note, that because the books are repaired by hand, the work is not always completed very quickly. Rare asiatic books get rs 3 lakh boost from mumbai citizens. Mumbai first and the asiatic society of mumbai have come together for a project that intends to preserve the historic books at the asiatic society state central library in fort. Having fun educational books easily available helps to encourage independent learning, intellectual curiosity, and a. As the perfect gift for the book lover in your life, or as a way to give back to the library, your support will help to preserve our collection for years to come.
The american library association ala is partnering with reforma, the national association to promote library and information services to latinos and spanish speakers, on an adopt a library program to match damaged or destroyed libraries in the region with libraries in the united states and elsewhere that would like to assist in their recovery. Nov 17, 2017 the american library association ala is partnering with reforma, the national association to promote library and information services to latinos and spanish speakers, on an adopt a library program to match damaged or destroyed libraries in the region with libraries in the united states and elsewhere that would like to assist in their recovery. Adopt a book abbotsfords jewel in the crown is sir walter scotts library, quite simply one of the best examples of a writers library anywhere in the world. Urban heritage at asiatic library, mumbai rotary club. National postal museum library at over two hundred pages long, this hardback book is basically an encyclopedia of african american heroes on postage stamps, both from the united states and around the world. They have started an adopt a book campaign for children and a round of crowdfunding to restore over 100 books from the asiatic library. As the perfect gift for the booklover in your life, or as a way to give back to the. Opinion adopting branch libraries the new york times. We ask that your group raise funds and join us to help us make over a library location. Arranged alphabetically by last name, it provides short bios, followed by black and white illustrations of each postage stamp. You can adopt an individual title or a subject area, as well as contribute generally to the conservation and preservation of the schools historical collections. Oct 27, 2017 a few weeks after ngo mumbai first announced the adopt a book initiative to preserve the citys rare books, around 300 mumbaikars opened their hearts and purse strings.
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