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Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode

Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanji Kode, Palakkad has carved a niche for itself in the map of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan by excelling in the Academic, Co-curricular and Sports Fields at all levels, from the time of its inception into the Kendriya Vidyalaya family way back in 1986. The library was also among the eight libraries shortlisted at national level for LibTech  2019 for Best Integration of Technology. The Digital Library was launched to provide library services online during Covid-19 lock down.

Library organizes many innovative activities every year to promote reading habit. Library is fully automated with latest technologies like QR Code and barcode enabled self-circulation system, OPAC and online reservation facilities. they have devised innovative Library Points system to motivate effective utilization of library and inculcate reading habit.

Library Points Rewarding the Readers A system of awarding Library Points to reward the readers for their reading and library related activities was introduced in 2011 as the first step towards motivating the students to read. The system proved to be effective in motivating the students to read and also provided the teachers and parents a way to assess the reading habit and library usage of the students online through QR Code.

The newly introduced activities/ competitions include: Book Title Challenge, Library Treasure Hunt, Get Caught Reading, Library Crossword, Question of the Day, Book Fairs, School Reading Together, Teacher Talks, Book Trailers, Special Programs in Morning Assembly, Story Telling, Star Reader Challenge, Book Bingo Challenge, Freeze Zone, Technology Training etc. Library also encourages creative writing and works of students are published as flipbook in their Digital Library and Creative Corner blog.