School Library: The Stopping Heartbeat in the Schools of Manipur “A Library for every School; One School One Library and One Librarian”

Academic libraries are the heart and soul of the academic institutions. Among such libraries, “school library provides information, inculcates ideas, and develops knowledge that is so essential to functioning successfully in today's information and knowledge based society (CBSC, 2010)”. “It is fundamental to school library to equip students with lifelong learning skills and develop in them creative thinking and imagination, and enabling them to live as ideal and responsible citizens (UNESCO/IFLA, 2005).” They play a pivotal role in cultivating lifelong reading habits, nurturing knowledge and improving the quality of education. Do you want to know, “how do school libraries function as the heart of the school education of Manipur in the North-East States of India?”