‘Looks’ beat books to the post

hyderabad: the book culture is slowly paving way for the look culture, i.e., movies, internet, films and fashion, rajya sabha member c narayana reddy said on sunday. speaking at the inaugural function of a workshop on ‘delivery of books act’ and ‘conservation of documentary heritage’ at the salar jung museum here, narayana reddy said he was surprised to learn that the national library houses more than 30,000 books related to andhra pradesh.“i am impressed with the fact that even the first telugu dictionary finds a place at the national library,� he added. libraries are the custodians of knowledge, culture and the historical heritage. salar jung museum director a k v s reddy said salar jung iii promoted education and encouraged the habit of reading books. national library director s chakravarti said one of the basic objectives of the national library was to acquire publications as produced in india, in whatever language and form for circulation or sale, and preserve them in original form for posterity. the two-day workshop is being jointly organised by the national library of india, kolkata, and the salar jung museum.