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Unit 11: Library Legislation—II

1. Model libraries Act will provide a system of public libraries for the city, rural and other Notes
areas.
2. Minister of Education shall be the State Library Authority (SLA). It shall be the duty of
the state library authorities to provide for adequate library service in the state. This
essential item is missing in all the act passed till today, expect in the Hyderabad Public
Libraries Act 1955. Even this was not implemented in Hyderabad, in consequence of
political changes. Later this was merged APPL act.
However Ekbote committee stressed the need of the state Library Authority elaborately.
Consequently the state Library Authority with a new nomenclature and with little changes
took the shape of “Andhra Pradesh”Granthalaya through the latest amendment to the
Act in the year 1989.
3. State library authority shall appoint the state libraries, who shall be the chief executive
officer of the state library naturally he shall be professional.
4. There shall be a state library committee for the purpose of advising the state library
authority on all matters arising under the act.
5. There shall be a Local Library Authority (LLA) for each city and one for each district.
6. Every Library Authority shall prepare and submit to the state library Authority a
development plan, within one year after commencement of the Act.
7. Any immovable property acquired by the Library Authority for the propose of the Act
shall be deemed to be the land needed for public purpose within the meaning of land
acquisition act of 1894, and may be acquired under the act.
8. The city/ District Library Authority for the removal of illiteracy and for funds required
for the purpose.
9. Every library authority shall, in accordance with the arrangement approved by the state
library authority, establish local library committees for the efficient discharge of functions
under this act.
10. State librarian shall be the officer to discharge the duties and exercise the powers of the
press and registration of books act 1867.
11. State central library may maintain a state library for the blind.
12. With the previous sanction of the state library authority and government a Local Library
Authority may raise the library rate in such a manner and at such rate as may be
determined from time to time.
13. The state Library Authority may release grants for encouraging library education and for
giving stipends for the students of library science.
14. State Library Authority will maintain a state library fund.
15. Offices of the state Library Authority will inspect the libraries maintained by the Local
Library Authority.

11.5 Pattern of Library System

Model public libraries Act drafted by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan is an idel one vis-a- vis all the Act
passed in India till date. Out of the nine state Acts so far passed in independent India, only Hyderabad
public libraries Act of 1955 is nearer to it, but this Act had short life. As per the model Public
Libraries Act the structure of libraries at the state level will be as follows:

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