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The Uttar Pradesh Library Association (U.P.L.A.) is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1960, first established during the All India Library Conference held in Lucknow from April 19-22, 1935. Its first President was Dr. Wali Mohammed, and Mr. Fazal Illahi served as General Secretary. After becoming inactive due to limited library awareness, the Association was revived in 1948 under the leadership of Col. N. Rahman. It was revived again in 1956, in the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Sampurnanand, with Mr. C.G. Vishwanathan as President and Mr. K. Kumar as General Secretary. Since then, U.P.L.A. has actively worked to advance l ...
Read MoreOur Journey to a Permanent Home
A historic moment for the Uttar Pradesh Library Association as we laid the foundation stone for our permanent building. This marks the beginning of a new chapter in our journey to serve the library and information science community.
The grand inauguration of the U.P.L.A. Building on April 19, 2026, represents the culmination of our collective vision and dedication. This permanent home will serve as a hub for library professionals across Uttar Pradesh.
Members may connect with the U.P.L.A. office through the official ARATTAI group for membership, branch, publication, newsletter, and website-related updates and communication.
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Release of 'Lucknow Librarian' Journal, highlighting U.P.L.A.'s continued publication work for library and information science professionals.
Members Opinion
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"Heartiest congratulations to the UPLA family on the successful revival of its prestigious journal/newsletter and launch of first ever UPLA’s website. May it continue to promote excellence in Library and Information Science."
---Rajesh Kumar, Lecturer & In-charge, DLIS, Sri Anar Devi Khandelwal Mahila Polytechnic, Mathura
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"Inaugural of U.P.L.A. building, revamp UPLA’s publications and launch of UPLA’s first ever website are such efforts giving me satisfaction that U.P.L.A. is started writing history again. Congratulations to the U.P.L.A. team."
---Sh. Hari Nath Mishra, Former Librarian, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
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"The way U.P.L.A. is making all possible efforts to bring LIS professionals in a single platform to discuss the issues related to LIS professionals is wonderful. The recent developments and efforts of the U.P.LA. team is commendable. I congratulate to all."
---Sh. Prem Prakash Yadav, Associate Professor-Library, Government Pg College, Kannauj.
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"Uttar Pradesh Library Association is doing well in raising awareness among the LIS Professionals. Restart of Lucknow Librarian Journal and UPLA Newsletter is one of the serious efforts of the U.P.L.A. team."
---Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Kumar Srivastava, University Librarian, CSJM University, Kanpur
"It is great to see the recent efforts made by UPLA by raising issues related to jobs and opportunities before the various government departments of Uttar Pradesh. I also congratulate U.P.L.A. team for constructing its own building."
--Prof. (Dr.) T. N. Dubey, Former Librarian, UPRTOU, Prayagraj
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