Most people imagine them as bespectacled, serious-looking people who know exactly where that out-of-publication book is stashed away in rows upon rows of moth-eaten wooden shelves. While the stereotype may be true only to a degree, it is a certain fact that librarians of government-aided libraries in the state are increasingly feeling like the worn-out leaves of a book no one wants to read.
To make their presence felt, this disgruntled workforce will take out a protest march to chief minister Ashok Chavan’s bungalow, Varsha, on July 19. They are demanding better pay, and want the state frame a library movement policy which clearly defines the methods and ways to reach and educate villagers through the medium of books.
“We want our remuneration to be revised. We do not get salaries. There are insufficient funds to buy new books. Ours is a thankless job, in spite of us giving readers a perspective,” said Dr Ramesh Janmabandhu, Maharashtra Rajya Granthalaya Sangha.
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