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Executive Team Leads

Dr. Narayan Khadka,

Founder Chairman & Patron

Founder and chief visionary, Dr. Narayan Khadka is the driving force behind the Library. Currently, he is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal government.   He loves to keep his hands full by participating in the development of the library development, empowerment and support strategies.


Prof. Dr. Govinda Raj Pokhrel,

Chairman



Mrs. Yankila Sherpa, 

Vice Chairman

Former Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation and Managing Director : SNOW Lepard Treak Pvt.lt Mrs.Yankila loves taking on challenges. With her multi-year experience as Director in the social services, Sherpa has helped the Library to get where it is today. 


Mr. Murari Binod Pokhrel

General Secretary



Ms Mohna Ansari , 

Treasurer

  

Mohna Ansari is a member of National Human Rights Commission of Nepal. She was appointed to this position in October 2014. She is a well-known rights activist, and Nepal's only female attorney from the Muslim community. She worked as a commissioner at the National Women Commission (NWC) of Nepal between 2010 and 2014. She then worked as the Senior Advisor of IDEA International.

 

Executive Members

Mr. Ang Tsering Sherpa,

Member

Honorary Consul General of Belgium and Nepalese mountaineer, who belongs to the Sherpa ethnic group and is President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association Mr. Sherpa is an  active members of the library and social service activists.



Mr. Santosh Pariyar,

 Member

He is  Nepalese politician, currently serving as a chief whip of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[1] He is also a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal


Mr. Bhim Dhoj Shrestha,

Member

Ex-Head of Central Department of Library and Information Science, T.U. and Expert of Library and Information Science,  Mr. Shrestha is one of the active members. 


Dr. Shree Ram paudel , Member

 

Mr. Durga Prasad Bhattrai,

Member

As active member of the library and career diplomat,  we have got enormous support and empowerment. We are proud to have him in BOD ..


 Dr. Ramesh Chandra Paudel , Member


 


Dr. Yamuna Ghale,

Member



Dr. Kumari Laxmi Joshi,

Member


 

Mr. Thirtha Raj Onta, Member                                                    

Author, former Executive Director of  Nepal Red Cross Society, former Secretary General of  the Nepal Disabled Association,  former Head of  Delegate of  International Committee of  Red Cross in Myanmar. Mr. Onta is one of the founding members and continuously supporting the library as a member of the Executive Committee.



Library Professional Staff

      Mr. JUJU BHAI DANDOL,

      Library Expert 


      After graduation in Library science from Karnatak University, India in 1979,  Mr. Dangol had working experiences of more than 40 years in academic and public/community libraries as well as community-based organizations. During these period, he had participated in number of national and international workshops and seminars as participant, paper presenter and reporter.

        

      Major Activities of the Library:
      *   Land acquisition, building construction, and infrastructure development
      *   Collection development
      *   Membership issue for maximum utilization of library services
      *   E-library services
      *   Fund Raising
      *  Facilitate to enact of appropriate Public Library laws
      *   Strengthen community-based library service
      *  Organize training, seminar, workshop, interaction and talk program
      *  Perform advisory work to the government for the establishment and development of public library system in Nepal

      Support  from the government
      The Society has been able to receive regular grant  from the government for its operating cost.   

      Establishment of Endowment Fund
      The Society has established an Endowment Fund.  Money  received from the institutions and individuals is deposited in this Fund.