Bankura Christian College

Bankura Christian College Infrastructure

Facilities :- Library The Central Library of the college was in place since its very foundation with two library- staff members, Nihar Ray Chaudhury being the first Librarian. Subsequently its collection has been enriched and enlarged considerably; its service has been extended to encompass a much wider range. Presently, the library is housed in a separate two-storied building of which the first floor was inaugurated by the Honorable then Bishop of Kolkata and Moderator’s Episcopal Commissary of Durgapur Diocese, Rt. Rev. P.S.P. Raju on 04.12. 2002. prior to the centenary celebration of the college. Now it has a collection of 50,000 (aprox.) books, a few manuscripts, and is subscribing to a good number of journals and periodicals. English and Sanskrit are the oldest departments of the college and the library’s collection in these subjects is substantial. The library has also been trying to build a collection of non-book materials, like floppies, CDs, etc, to meet the present-day needs. Besides, most of the science departments have their own departmental libraries. Departmental seminars and discussions are arranged in the Reading Rooms of the library. Very recently, attempts have been made to computerize the library to provide better service to the students and...