Directorate of Library Services(DLS), Assam Celebrates Librarians’ Day on 12th August in every year on the occasion of birthday of Prof. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (S. R. Ranganathan) the father of Library science of India and the awardee of “Padmashree”. On this occasion Directorate of Library Services, Assam arranges many programmes like Seminar, story telling, essay writing, Recitation, Drawing competition among the students. The best reader in the year is also awarded by DLSon the occasion of the event.