‘Kodai Kondattam’ 2025 at Anna Centenary Library

‘Kodai Kondattam’ 2025 at Anna Centenary Library

‘Kodai Kondattam’ means Summer Celebration. We often associate summer in Tamil Nadu with heat, summer vacation for children and school holidays for children. The Children's Section has been very active right from the inception of Anna Centenary Library in 2010.

The Children’s Section in Anna Centenary Library leaves children, parents and visitors awestruck with wonder as they enter it. During summer vacation Anna Centenary Library has organized a month-long program throughout May 2025.

The ‘Kodai Kondattam–2025’ program was conducted under the visionary guidance of the Hon’ble School Education Minister and the Principal Secretary of the School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. With the dynamic supervision of the Director of the Public Libraries Department and the Chief Librarian and Information Officer of Anna Centenary Library, the vibrant summer cultural festival ‘Kodai Kondattam’ commenced on 1st May. This initiative reflects a collective commitment to fostering knowledge, creativity, and cultural enrichment among children and the community at large.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the curators of ‘Kodai Kondattam’—the Chief Librarian and Information Officer, as well as writers, journalists, and poets Mr. Balabharathi, Mr. Vishnupuram Saravanan, Mr. Vijay Anand, and Mrs. Kavimalar—for their dedicated efforts and unwavering support, which made this vibrant summer celebration a remarkable success.

The Members of the Core Committee in Anna Centenary Library are:

Mr. Raju S.

Ms. Raina P. M.

Dr. Elumalai

Mr. Manikandan S.

Dr. Mohanathan P

Mr. Baskar R

Dr. Chakravarthy

Dr. Palanivel

Dr. Manikandan A.

Dr. Kasimani

The brochure and poster designing for ‘Kodai Kondattam’ was done by Dr. Ravi Krishnan.

Apart from the Core Committee, the staff working in all the floors were put on duty for all the programs.

The Programs conducted under ‘Kodai Kondattam-2025’ were:

1.Daily Events

2.Workshops

3.Performances

4.Courses

The Daily programs were conducted in the Children’s Section from 10:30 am to 12: 30 pm from May 1 to May 30, 2025. The Closing Ceremony and the Prize Distribution was held on May 31, 2025.

A Brochure with the details of the entire programs of ‘Kodai Kondattam’ were printed and also shared digitally for better reach.

In total, six Competitions held during the ‘Kodai Kondattam’ and they were:

1.Speech Competition

2.Drawing Competition

3.Tamil Song Singing Competition

4.Debate

5.Quiz

6.Fancy Dress Competition

Five Workshops conducted for Children and they were:

1.Story Writing - Tamil

2.Film Making Using Smart Phone

3.Mime Workshop

4.Story writing - English

5.Comic Workshop

Four Performances conducted for Children and they were:

1.Pasa Payanam

2.Folk Dance

3.Puppet Show

4.Mime Performance

Four Courses conducted for Children and they were:

1.Chess

2.Robotics

3.Folk Dance

4.Drama Training