; Time: 4.00pm to 5.00pm

The National Reading Day is celebrated to honour the father of ‘Library Movement’, the late P. N. Panicker, whose death anniversary falls on 19th June. This year was observed as the Silver Jubilee year for this event. The programme was conducted on a virtual mode and Mr. Jadhav was invited to speak on the occasion.
Mr. Jadhav explained the importance of reading and emphasized that reading is the key for understanding, interpreting information and preserving it. He explained various types of reading materials; the difference between e-Edition and Web Edition as well as Google and Library. He explained features of Google Books Search such as search option, view option, download, maps, and Google Scholars. He also enlightened the participants about open access resources such as Directory of Open Access Journals, Directory of Open Access Books, Global Open Access Portal, Open Access Stories, Directory of Open Access Repository, etc.