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Foundation of Library and Information Science

Notes The state of public libraries varies between different parts of the country.
The public libraries will enable the development of well-informed citizens capable of
exercising their democratic rights and play responsive role in the changing society.

The RRRLF’s program of assistance is most helpful to the cause of public library services
in the countryside.

Libraries provide support in learning English, which allows immigrants access to library
programs and services as well as support for future education and employment goals.
A public library does not charge its users any fee for any of its services like consultation of
books on its premises or loan of books for home reading or for rendering reference
service or for providing recreation through a film show or any other cultural programme.
A free library; supported by public funds in order to provide free access to every citizen
impartially needs to be established under the law of the land by a competent authority
like the Parliament or the State Assembly.

6.6 Keywords

Auxiliary: A person or thing providing supplementary or additional help and support.
Cultural Materials: Literary contributions in the form of prose, poetry, drama fiction; or
contributions in fine arts like music, dance, drawing, painting and sculpture; or contributions in
philosophy, religion, history, etc.
Generation X people: Generation X, sometimes abbreviated to Gen-X, is a term used to describe
the people born roughly between 1960 and 1980.
Generation Y people: Generation Y refers to the population group in the US born from somewhere
around 1976 to around 2000.

Knowledge: Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something, which can include facts,
information, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education.
Leadership: Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective
and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent
Literacy: Literacy is the ability to read and write one's own name and further for knowledge and
interest, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.
Mass Media: Means of communicating to large number of individuals such as Film, Radio and
Television etc.

Philanthropy: Philanthropy is an idea, event, or action that is done to better humanity and
usually involves some sacrifice as opposed to being done for a profit motive.
Public Library: A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is
generally funded from public sources (such as taxes) and operated by civil servants.
Semitic: Belonging to group of the races supposed to be descendants of Jews, Arabs, Assyrians,
etc.
Values: Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is
good or bad and desirable or undesirable.

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