If there is a place that serves the mankind right, it is the Library. Books and other reading materials in the libraries are the treasures. And what we learn from them are die riches that cannot be robbed from us.
But, why set up a library? Don’t the people read newspapers and books at home? The answer to this is, reading at home is like trying to catch fish from the well, while going to libraries and reading is like fishing in the ocean. In die former, die scope is very low. After some time, die well may go out of fish, where as die ocean will always be full of them.
As part of welfare measure and promoting reading habits every govt, set aside some funds for setting up libraries in every cities and small towns too. It is the duty of the govt, to have libraries. Besides govt, run libraries, there are numerous private libraries too.
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Though these private libraries charge hefty amount, unlike the govt. – run libraries, the private ones import latest books. But the govt, libraries do not import books, nor do they buy fictions by the best sellers.
This is because there are so many hard and fast rules and formalities to be completed before buying books by the govt. Thus, it is the bureaucracy that makes govt, libraries stale, when compared with private ones.
Besides, in every Metro there is an American library, British council and so 011 to meet the requirement of all age groups, from kids to silvers. Books for college students and those who pursue higher education can get study materials from there, apart from hefty collection.
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To enroll there is just a formality. Upon completion of it, one can get books on any topic, be it science, engineering, technology, medicine, computer, economics, accountancy and so on.
More over, there are some special books kept for reference. Such books come under the rare collections. These books are not lent to die members. One has to sit their and take down notes from them. They are called Reference Books. Precisely, a library is like a temple. One has to make use of it, preserving die books carefully to benefit the others as they had benefited us.