Library is the nerve-centre and the heart of the vidyalaya and plays a vital role in supporting, teaching and learning activities, and provides the main source for individual demand at KV KVCH,Alipore. Library is meant to help academic community to keep abreast with the latest development in their area of activities and to provide information support for regular study and academic activities. At the same time for students, library is a source to get information support for their course curriculum as well as for their self-development. A well-stocked full automated library equipped with latest books and magazines on fiction, non –fiction, science & commerce stream related area.
The Library & Resource Center of Kendriya Vidyalaya KVCH,Alipore is a spacious and beautiful with a wealth of offers for those who seek information. The Library & Resource Centre is a part of the Vidyalaya and offers access to Books, Periodicals, CDs & the internet with the automation software e-Granthalaya 3.0 V31 powered by NIC New Delhi . The library is open to all working hours of the vidyalaya and this gives students a rich opportunity to pursue their studies at any hour. This flexibility is often needed when trying to juggle a busy life of studying and maintaining a social life as well.
The School Library of Kendriya Vidyalaya KVCH,Alipore, caters to the information needs of students and staff members of the Vidyalaya. With a collection of selected books, periodicals, 08 daily newspapers, employment news and Educational Multimedia the library complement the teaching learning process inspiring the students to dream high. The School Library is fully automated with the Library Management Software “e-GRANTHALAYA 3.0 V30” powered by National Informatics Center New Delhi & Recommended by KVS Delhi and it is managed by A K NANDI, Librarian.
Library Blog/Social Networking : The Users of Library & Resource Center May interact on : library blog.
Library Activities :
Ø Book Review Writing Competition: Book Review writing Competition is being organized by the Readers Club, LRC. The students/users from class VI to VIII is being participated.
Ø Career & Counseling:- Career counseling is a regular feature in the Library activities. Lectures and contact programmes of career counselors from the various fields are being conducted in the Vidyalaya to help the aspirants to choose right profession. Regular talk on upcoming entrance examination is being delivered in the Library and assembly.
Ø Book Exhibition: A Book Exhibition is being organized in the library in connection with World Book and Copyright Day with the cooperation of various publication houses and distributors & NBT New Delhi.
Primary Class Library :-
The Primary Class Library plays a special role in the School. It provides books and other print materials and multi-media resources to meet the instructional needs of the community. These resources are properly manipulated and fully utilized with the expertise of the media librarians and skilled Library staff.
This is intended for the Class – I to Class V students. It includes picture books, story books, Rhyming book and children's reference materials. Every Class Teachers are playing the role of Librarian, they are organizing their class library by issued 100 books per section, Champak Magazines & CD-ROMs. They (Class Teachers) are really inculcating the reading habits with the help of Class Library among the students.
Technical Services - This is a working area where books are technically processed: collating, stamping, accessioning, classifying and cataloging.
LIBRARY SERVICE HOURS:-
The Library is open on all vidyalaya working days from 07.50 A.M. to 2.10 P.M.
LIBRARY OVERDUE FINES :-
There is no provision of fine from the students. However timely return of the books will be ensured by the users. After two reminders, if a user fails to return the book, action will be taken to recover the present cost of the book. However Rs. 1/- p.d. will be recovered from the staff for late submission of books.
