A Study on Functioning Of Rural Library in Dindigul District - With Special Reference to Batlagundu Block

Abstract

Public libraries have a good role in promoting their people by giving information by many ways. Such as providing books, magazines, periodicals and newspapers. The libraries have a greater role for providing general knowledge to youths for their carrier exams. During the British rules itself there are provisions of public libraries and enacted acts for their smooth functions through financial helps by the administration. After independence so many states have passed the libraries act.TamilnNadu is the first state which enacted public library act in independent India. There are state libraries, district libraries and rural libraries. Rural library is the grass root level and more important since it provides the rural information to the rural people /rural youths who could not reach to district/state libraries. A library means an organised collection of books, other printed material and in some cases special materials such as manuscripts, film and other sources of info like print, audio etc.There are hindrance in the functioning of libraries due to infrastructural, amenities and financial. The funding from government is not justified. Hence they forced to take membership fee from the publics. Still 100% of rural people are not utilising the facilities which requires wide publicity and frequent counselling .the libraries still can do better to their rural people.