Importance of Rural Public Library in Their Service to Rural Population: A Study of Maharashtra State

Authors

  • Dr. Umesh B. Deshmukh  Librarian Shri Vyankatesh Arts , Commerce and Science College, Deulgaon Raja, Dist Buldana, India

Keywords:

Rural library, Community Information Centre, Rural Development, Public Library, Community Information Service

Abstract

The paper focuses on the role of rural library as community information Centre in the development of rural masses in various areas such as educational, cultural, socio-economic and political, and to know the present status of the public libraries in Maharashtra state. Paper also highlights the services should be provided by the rural library as community information Centre.

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2021-10-30

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Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October-2021

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Dr. Umesh B. Deshmukh "Importance of Rural Public Library in Their Service to Rural Population: A Study of Maharashtra State " International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 8, Issue 5, pp.620-624, September-October-2021.