National LIBRARIANS DAY

स्कूल लाइब्रेरी एसोसिएशन के सौजन्य से

Librarians Day in India

12th August is celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India
Dr. S R Ranganathan (1892-1972)
Ranganathan, born on 9 August 1892, came from a moderate background in British-ruled India. He was 
born in the small town of Shiyali (now known as Sirkazhi), in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
Ranganathan began his professional life as a mathematician; he earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in 
mathematics from Madras Christian College in his home province, and then went on to earn a teaching 
license. His lifelong goal was to teach mathematics, and he was successively a member of the 
mathematics faculties at universities in Mangalore, Coimbatore and Madras (all within the span of five 
years). As a mathematics professor, he published a handful of papers, mostly on the history of 
mathematics. His career as an educator was somewhat hindered by a handicap of stammering (a 
difficulty Ranganathan gradually overcame in his professional life). The Government of India awarded 
Padmashri to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan for valuable contributions to Library Science.
Five Laws of Library Science:
• Books are for use
• Every reader his/her book
• Every book, its reader
• Save the time of the reader
• A library is a growing organism
August 12th is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national 
professor of library science, Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972), who had spearheaded library 
development in India.
With reference from Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Birography.