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THE RELEVENCE OF VILLAGE LIBRARY IN PROMOTING READING SKILL AMONG THE PEOPLE

INTRODUCTTION:-
Library place an important role in our academic and social lives. Library is an organized collection of information resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing and this collection of information may be in the form of books, newspapers, journals and research papers. Libraries offer free education and entertainment to the masses which can be a student, a work professional or a common person in a community. As gate ways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. The resources and services they offer create   opportunities for learning, support literacy and education, and help shape the new ideas and perspective that are central to a creative and innovative society.
       A library can be considered a store – house of knowledge. In dictionaries the word ‘library ‘has been defined as ‘a building or room containing a collection of books. A library renders a great service to the society. There are a large number of public libraries maintained by the local authorities. A library plays a very important role in promoting the progress of knowledge. There are many people who love reading but they can’t afford to buy books because the prices of books are very high. So when one becomes a member of library, he can borrow valuable books. A member can borrow two books at a time and he can keep it with him for two weeks. Libraries are particularly useful for poor children. Even those who are   better off can’t afford to buy all the books they require for their studies. For instance, invaluable books like Encyclopedia and large dictionaries cannot be purchased.
A public library is place that is open to poor and rich alike. There are mainly two sections in a library; they are the lending section and the reference section. Any members can borrow books from the lending section. Nonmembers too can use the reference section. They are allowed to enter the section free of charge. They can take down notes from the books. In addition to these two sections, there is another

NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE
A library can be considered a store – house of knowledge. In dictionaries the word ‘library ‘has been defined as ‘a building or room containing a collection of books. A library renders a great service to the society. There are a large number of public libraries maintained by the local authorities.
A library plays a very important role in promoting the progress of knowledge. There are many people who love reading but they can’t afford to buy books because the prices of books are very high. So when one becomes a member of library, he can borrow valuable books. A member can borrow two books at a time and he can keep it with him for two weeks. Libraries are particularly useful for poor children. Even those who are   better off can’t afford to buy all the books they require for their studies. For instance, invaluable books like Encyclopedia and large dictionaries cannot be purchased.
A public library is place that is open to poor and rich alike. There are mainly two sections in a library; they are the lending section and the reference section. Any members can borrow books from the lending section. Nonmembers too can use the reference section. They are allowed to enter the section free of charge. They can take down notes from the books. In addition to these two sections, there is another section in a library. Here any one can do his or her studies under a calm and quite environment. This section is called the study room. Some students find it very difficult to do their studies at their homes due to various reasons. This section is particularly useful for such students.
A library is very useful for rural youths too. If they take to reading, they will able to retrain from evil habits such as loitering and gambling. There have not only books but also newspapers, magazines, periodicals and governments’ gazette etc.

TYPES OF LIBRARIES
Many institutions make a distinction between a circulating or lending library, where materials are expected and intended to be loaned to patrons, institutions, or other libraries, and a reference library where material is not lent out. Travelling libraries, such as the early horseback libraries of eastern Kentuck and bookmobiles, are generally of the lending type. Modern libraries are often a mixture of both, containing a general collection for circulation, and a reference collection which is restricted to the library premises. Also, increasingly, digital collections enable broader access to material that may not circulate in print, and enables libraries to expand their collections even without building a larger facility.
Academic libraries
Academic libraries are generally located on college and university campuses and primarily serve the students and faculty of that and other academic institutions. Some academic libraries, especially those at public institutions, are accessible to members of the general public in whole or in part. Academic libraries are libraries that are hosted in post-secondary educational institutions, such as colleges and universities. Their main function are to provide support in research and resource linkage for students and faculty of the educational institution.
Children's libraries
Children's libraries are special collections of books intended for juvenile readers and usually kept in separate rooms of general public libraries. Some children's libraries have entire floors or wings dedicated to them in bigger libraries while smaller ones may have a separate room or area for children. They are an educational agency seeking to acquaint the young with the world's literature and to cultivate a love for reading. Their work supplements that of the public schools.

National libraries
A national or state library serves as a national repository of information, and has the right of legal deposit, which is a legal requirement that publishers in the country need to deposit a copy of each publication with the library. Unlike a public library, a national library rarely allows citizens to borrow books. Often, their collections include numerous rare, valuable, or significant works.
Public lending libraries
A public library provides services to the general public. If the library is part of a countywide library system, citizens with an active library card from around that county can use the library branches associated with the library system. A library can serve only their city, however, if they are not a member of the county public library system. Much of the materials located within a public library are available for borrowing.
Research libraries
A research library is a collection of materials on one or more subjects. A research library supports scholarly or scientific research and will generally include primary as well as secondary sources; it will maintain permanent collections and attempt to provide access to all necessary materials. A research library is most often an academic or national library, but a large special library may have a research library within its special field, and a very few of the largest public libraries also serve as research libraries.
Special libraries
All other libraries, including digital libraries, fall into the "special library" category. Many private businesses and public organizations, including hospitals, churches, museums, research laboratories, law firms, and many government departments and agencies, maintain their own libraries for the use of their employees in doing specialized research related to their work.

CONCLUSION

Library place an important role in our academic and social lives. Library is an organized collection of information resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing and this collection of information may be in the form of books, newspapers, journals and research papers. Libraries offer free education and entertainment to the masses which can be a student, a work professional or a common person in a community. As gate ways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. The resources and services they offer create   opportunities for learning, support literacy and education, and help shape the new ideas and perspective that are central to a creative and innovative society.