Community & School LibrarIES
Pratibimb Community Library is based in Mirzapur town where we have readers of different age groups, however, children and youth enjoy and get benefits from literature, short stories, activities, and competitive books. Apart from this one Community Library we also run three school libraries in Govt. Primary Schools where children are the beneficiaries.
Major House, Vijaypur Kothi,
Mirzapur,
Uttar Pradesh – 231001
Library Contact: Shailesh Kumar
Contact Email: writetoshaileshshukla@gmail.com
| Library Staff Members | 4 |
| Library Member Strength | 350 |
| Gender Breakdown of Members | Female: 60% Male: 40% |
| Age Groups Served | 5yrs to 21yrs+ |
| Library Branches | 4 |
| Villages/Clusters Served | 3 villages and 2 blocks of Mirzapur |
| Book Collection Size | 2000 |
| Type of Books in Collection | Picture books, Activities books, Children’s literature, Story books, Competitive books for youth, Philosophy and Subjective books. |
| Average Daily Footfalls | – |
| Types of Reading Programs | Read Aloud, Storytelling, Book Talks, Reading Circles/Book Clubs, Early Learning/Foundational Literacy, Adult Literacy |
| Other Library Programs | Need-based activities are done with the members, as well as we provide Wi-fi facilities as the youth needs to take online classes nowadays. |
| Presence of Various Library Policies (enrollment/admission, safety, anti-discrimination & inclusion guidelines etc) | Yes, We have an enrollment process and we provide the library card to run the library smoothly. We have children’s safety policy and also we orient the youth about the women and children safety policy, declared by Govt. |