Mysuru: Everyone should develop the practice of gifting books during marriages, birthdays and other festivals and thus encourage the habit of reading among people, said littérateur Dr. Jayappa Honnali. He was speaking after inaugurating the ‘National Library Week’ and Book Exhibition organised by the Department of Public Libraries and City Central Library at the Vivekanandanagar Library branch and said that libraries are like modern temples.
“There is no better friend than books. Parents should see that they draw the children away from mobiles and instead introduce them to books as the mobiles are harmful to the children, while reading books improve their minds and health. Hence, everyone should begin to present books as gifts, he said.
