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The Indian Library Congress is expected to be a platform for intense deliberations to shape ideas for the sustainable and inclusive development of libraries in India as empowering, democratic and inclusive public spaces. 

There is a need to learn from the global and local experiences. A knowledge economy is emerging and libraries need to emerge as spaces of collective learning. The Indian Library Congress will strengthen the movement to establish libraries benefitting the marginalized and deprived sections and regions. 

Libraries should respond to the disruptions brought in by the advancement in technology and should function as innovators and leaders by making technologies accessible to the common people. 

Indian Library Congress will assess these multifaceted developments, learn from them and formulate a better strategy towards the creation of libraries as engaging and emancipatory spaces. 

 The Indian Library Congress is a collective venture of a number of public institutions and organizations. 

As a platform for deliberating on democratic alternatives, The Indian Library Congress expects the participation of people from all walks of life including library professionals, teachers, librarians, students, researchers, people’s representatives, writers, artists and all interested persons across the world, as delegates. It is to be held at Kannur from 1-3 January 2023.

 The Congress will be hosted by the Kannur University which is one of the most renowned state public universities in India. With its illustrious faculty, the university has great achievements to its credit including many patents and publications. It has a well equipped library system and a prestigious Department of Library Science, with great accomplishments in research and professional training.

Kannur , the ‘land of looms and lores’, has a rich heritage and culture. With a long coastline as well as the hilly tracts and the midland along with abundant biodiversity and local traditions, Kannur has glorious landscapes and picturesque locales. 

Kannur is unique for its large network of active and lively local libraries which emerged as part of the anti-feudal and anti-colonial movements.  They often constitute the nuclei of the dynamic rural villages of Kannur which makes it an apt venue for the Indian Library Congress. Registration Fee for delegates to the three day Congress is Rs. 2500/- and the last date of registration is 15th December  2022.