A Study on Current Scenario of Public Libraries with Special Reference to Rajasthan

Abstract

Public libraries can bridge the gap between the ‘information poor’ and, the ‘information rich’ by  ensuring that people from all sectors and settings of society and the community across India have easy  access to knowledge seek. In view of this, the Government of India has taken up the responsibility and  helps each and every State in planning and establishing the quality public libraries throughout the  country under Digital India Project. RRRLF is also working and taking initiatives to develop &  support the Public libraries throughout the nation with the help of State Governments. Public Library  in India has achieved its most remarkable development in large cities. But in Rajasthan, the  development of Public Library is not much initiated. In the present research paper, an attempt has been  made to know the current scenario of the Public Library System in India with special reference to  Rajasthan State. It also covers the initiatives taken by the Government towards the development of  Public libraries particularly in Rajasthan, along with the challenges and opportunities encountered by  the Library professionals in the development of Public libraries. It also describes the future scope for the  development of Public libraries in India as well as in Rajasthan.