NEWS & EVENTS

Convocation of Certificate Course In Library Science, 2024-25 Session will be held on 1st April, 2026 at 4.30 PM in The Bengal Library Association main building at C.I.T. Road, Padmapukur, Kolkata-700014. Prof. Bhaskar Gupta, Former Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University and Retired Professor of Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University will deliver the convocation address. All members of the Association are cordially invited to attend the programme.

Condolence Meeting of Late Dipika Neogi, Ashoke Kumar Ray and Anabadya Sanyal will be held on 28th March, 2026 at 5.30 PM in BLA Building at P-134, C.I.T. Scheme-52, Kolkata-700014. All are requested to attend the meeting and pay their homage to them.

All Bengal Drawing Competition, organized by Bengal Library Association Public Library will be held on 15 March, 2026 at 2.00 PM in BLA Salt Lake building (FD-30A/1, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700106). All are cordially invited to attend the programme.

Group-A: 1-6 years

Group-B: 6.1-10 years

Group-C: 10.1-16 years

Prizes will be distributed among successful candidates at 6 PM on the day of the competition

Seventh Gita Chattopadhyay Memorial Lecture will be held on 14 March, 2026 at 5.00 PM in BLA Building at Padmapukur (P-134, C.I.T. Scheme-52, Kolkata-700014). All are cordially invited to attend the programme.

Speaker: Sri Arun Dey, Well-Known Essayist and Former Staff, Sahitya Academy, Kolkata

Topic: Dedication Page in Bengali Book (বাংলা বইয়ের উৎসর্গপত্র)

President of the Session: Prof. K.P. Majumder, President, The Bengal Library Association

Second Bijaya Banerjee Memorial Lecture will be held on 7 February, 2026 at 5.00 PM in BLA Building at Padmapukur (P-134, C.I.T. Scheme-52, Kolkata-700014). All are cordially invited to attend the programme.

Speaker: Sri Debashis Majumder, Former Student of The Bengal Library Association and Well-Known Dramatist

Topic: Time vs. Theatre (সময় বনাম থিয়েটার)

President of the Session: Prof. K.P. Majumder, President, The Bengal Library Association