Public Library: Functions & Objectives

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PUBLIC LIBRARY

• FUNCTIONS OBJECTIVES

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• The word Library was originally found from the
  Latin term liber, Which means book. Public
  Library is defined as a library which is
  available to the public and commonly funded by
  public sources and may be operated by a civil
  servant.
• Public libraries form a crucial foundation of the
  worlds social infrastructure. With over 400,000
  worldwide, they furnish areas and services that
  welcome all associates of society, foster
  individual exploration and growth, and uplift
  societies. To accomplish this, libraries ought to
  continuously innovate to proactively respond to
  changing societal dynamics.
• We have been championing libraries for years and
  it still comes up in discussion that libraries
  are book warehouses or that we are outdated in
  the time of Google and ebooks. But now this is
  not true at all.
• Libraries are more glorified by Public Library in
  North Delhi. Here we will talk about the
  functions and objectives of the Public Library in
  North Delhi.

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1. Personality Development
Objectives of Public Library

• If a person focuses on his vocations and
  professional skills then he can become more
  powerful by utilizing the information stored in a
  public library. The public library gives the
  right information to the right reader at the
  right time for their users to keep pace with the
  great changes in all walks of life. Here lies the
  different importance of public libraries in
  promoting personality development activities.

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2. Human Adjustment
Objectives of Public Library

• The effect of science and technology is effecting
  changes in all globes of human life and allocates
  to the public library role that it only can play.
  Today personal lifestyles are changing every day,
  the existing colonial order, pulverising and in a
  fabulous new way in day to day life. The public
  library is the only institution which can help to
  adjust the recent trends to the prevalence of the
  population.

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3. Spread of Education
Objectives of Public Library

• The educational part of a library can barely be
  over-emphasized, both as complementary to
  standard education and as the provider of casual
  education, which is important for the development
  of people. Public library service is essential
  for the exhibition of universal literacy.

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4. Economic Development
Objectives of Public Library

• The public library has to offer materials and
  services to the people to comprehend social
  splendour and thus live successful social life
  sidestepping social evils. It provides chances
  for people to comprehend social iniquities and
  methods to handle them.

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5. Culture and Leisure
Objectives of Public Library

• Public Library assists artistic development in
  more than one way. It can boost keener
  participation, entertainment and appreciation of
  arts. It can operate as a cultural epicentre in
  collecting and maintaining the cultural heritage
  of the locality and make it readily obtainable to
  the people to improve their cultural
  understanding.

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1. Centre of Cultures
Functions of Public Library

• A public library, being a part of a base of
  education and information, is needed to operate
  as a centre to foster local or provincial
  culture. For this, the Public library has to
  obtain all materials of humanity displaying this
  superiority in prose, poetry, drama, music,
  painting, dance and sculpture.

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2. Centre for Information
Functions of Public Library

• All human being either individual or collective,
  needs information. And this is the method of
  information transfer and information revolution
  through culture change and socio economic
  development of the Nation is achievable. Public
  Libraries are the main gateway to knowledge and
  they should furnish information conforming to the
  requirements of individuals or groups. A country
  like India has rich human resources, which ought
  to be made more fruitful. The dearth of
  information and lack of free gush of information
  from the knowing to the unknowing are impending
  this struggle public. Thus libraries should
  deliver information which works the requirements
  of door steps and in a simple language that can
  be understood easily.

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3. Centre for Education
Functions of Public Library

• Education is a crucial attribute, it picks the
  serenity and direction to development. Education
  is for the entire living of man, so bread and
  butter purpose is an unavoidable aspect-hence the
  significance of occupation. It can play an
  essential function to educate nationals by
  delivering credentials to their collection in
  various formats and different services to
  increase standard education and help the casual
  education and continuing self-education.

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PUBLIC LIBRARY IN NORTH DELHI
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