A two-day Festival of Libraries 2023 will be organised at Pragati Maidan on 5th of next month. President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the festival. Briefing media in New Delhi, Union Minister of State for  Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal said the festival will focus on the promotion of both physical and digital libraries. He said the importance of the physical library will always remain. He said development of libraries is the priority of the government.
 
Mr Meghwal said the digital library initiative breaks barriers, empowering all citizens with access to knowledge.
 
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will grace the Valedictory Ceremony of the event. The festival will also highlight iconic libraries from across the world in order to initiate a conversation on the modernization and digitization of libraries in India.
 
This festival is a part of the second phase of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' and is in line with the Prime Minister's vision to foster the development and digitization of libraries and cultivate a culture of reading in India. The Festival of Libraries will serve as a platform to showcase iconic libraries from around the world, initiating a dialogue on the modernization and digitization of libraries. It aims to facilitate the formulation of action-oriented policies for the development of Model Libraries in India, right down to the village and community levels.

The festival will also mark the launch of a special ranking system for libraries across India, further promoting excellence and innovation in the library sector.