– Victor Hugo
The gauge for the progress and civilization of any nation is the quality and the number of books and the number of persons habituated of reading them. Books are one of the best tools for training and upbringing. The school has well stocked and state of art library cum reading serves as a hunt for those who care for intellectual nourishment. There are two separate Reading Rooms cum Libraries for juniors and seniors. Our library focuses on providing an excellent educational environment. It is equipped with a good extensive collection of books, CDs/DVDs and periodical subscriptions, which include magazines and newspapers. Resources are being continually added to the existing collection. PRFS is one of the few schools to have separate library for juniors and seniors.
“Main Objectives of PRFS Library”
- Be the knowledge hub of the school and disseminate knowledge as widely as possible.
- Facilitate creation of new knowledge.
- Facilitate optimal use of knowledge.
- Encourage and foster reading habit among students and staff.
- Effectively participate in the teaching learning program of the school.
- To provide easy and intellectual access to information through learning activities.
PRFS LIBRARY AT A GLANCE
| NAME OF THE LIBRARIAN: | KAUSIK CHAKRABORTY |
| QUALIFICATION: | M.SC. Computer Sc., M.LIB.I.SC., MBA (HRM & IT) |
| NO. OF LIBRARIES: | 02 (JUNIOR + SENIOR) |
| TOTAL NO. OF LIBRARY STAFF: | 02 (LIBRARIAN + 01 PEON) |
| PERIOD ALLOTED PER WEEK: | 34 |
| CLASSES ENGAGED: | 3rd TO 12th |
| TYPE OF ACCESS: | OPEN ACCESS SYSTEM |
| CLASSIFICATION SCHEME: | DDC |
| SHELF ARRANGEMENT: | ALPHABATICALY, CLASSWISE, AUTHORWISE, AND SUBJECTWISE. |
| BOOK ISSUING CYCLE: | WEEKLY, THROUGH READER’S CARD |
| TOTAL NO. OF BOOKS: | 11,380 |
DETAILS OF MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPRION
TOTAL NO. OF NEWS PAPERS SUBSCRIPTION: 07 (05 ENGLISH + 02 HINDI)
- THE HINDU
- TIMES OF INDIA
- HINDUSTHAN TIME
- ECONOMICS TIMES
- INDIAN EXPRESS
- DAINIK JAGRAN
- AMAR UJJALA
TOTAL NO. OF MAGAZINES SUBSCRIPTION: 39 (Weekly + Fortnightly + Monthly)
| BALHANS (HINDI) | BIOLOGY TODAY |
| CHAMPAK (ENG.) | CHAMPAK (HINDI) |
| CHEMISTRY TODAY | CHILDREN WORLD |
| CIVIL SERVICES CHRONICLE | COLOUR MAGIC POT |
| COMPETITION SUCCESS REVIEW | CURRENT AFFAIRS |
| DIGIT | ELECTRONICS FOR YOU |
| ENGINEERING SUCCESS REVIEW | G.K. TODAY |
| GOOD HOMES | INDIA TODAY |
| JUNIOR SCIENCE REFRESHER | KADAMBINI |
| KURUKSHETRA | LONELY PLANET |
| MAGIC POT | MATHEMATICS TODAY |
| NANDAN | NANHE SAMRAT |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY | OUTLOOK |
| PHYSICS TODAY | PRATIYOGITA DARPAN |
| READERS DIGEST | SCIENCE REPORTER |
| SPORT STAR | TELL ME WHY |
| TINKLE | TOP GEAR |
| VIGYAN PRAGATI | WISDOM |
| YOJONA | YOUNG WORLD |
| THE HINDU SCHOOL |
