At all times, the common man is tried and tested and the society is. So that changes can be made in the library legislation from time to time as per the requirement. Although it will depend on this point what are the specific needs of the common man and what kind of social change is taking place.
Therefore, public library service is not possible at all without making library legislation. In order to develop a network of public libraries, these libraries will have to be expanded sequentially, which will extend to the state level, divisional level, tehsil or taluka and village level. All this will be possible only when we consider the Public Library Legislation. As a result of this legislation, it becomes an integral part of the services provided by the state. After being given a statutory form, the state will definitely be given a new
Library department has to be opened. which will have statutory rights. Library legislation in the true sense is its democratic responsibility towards the general public in a free and democratic society, in the context of the library system of our country, it is worth noting that there are different states in our federal structure and the subject of education has been kept in the state list. Is. Therefore, the responsibility of education of any state rests with that state. Since the subject of public library is related to education, therefore its full responsibility lies with the states. Our country is made up of a union of different states. The states which were subordinate to the British government had greater prosperity and spread of education in comparison to the states which were subordinate to the native princely states. The Library Act was first passed in these states only. Today, Public Libraries Act has been passed in only eleven states of the country. Whereas in the big states - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab, and Assam even after fifty-five years of independence, even today the library is deprived of the Acts.
4. Need for Library Legislation
Public library is a public welfare and indispensable institution. It is the duty of our popular democratic government that no person should be deprived of this service. Public libraries are required to be established and operated by the government as follows
1. Library service should be free of cost.
2. The library system should be established. That is, all the people. Libraries should not be separate from each other but should be associated so that a network of libraries can be laid in the entire state. In which Central, State and Panchayat libraries should be there.
3. Free library service should be provided to all without any discrimination.
4. There should be uniformity and proper level of library service.
5. There should be a sense of belongingness and ownership towards libraries in the general public.
6. There should be decentralization and transfer of library authority.
In the light of the nature and objectives of public libraries, it seems necessary that there should be a definite system for their operation and the purpose of their establishment should be pre-determined. The essential elements of library service - structure, management and finance - are protected by the Library Act. The following are the main grounds of the need for the Library Act.
4.1. Financial provision for library service
In the library legislation, it is made clear that the amount of financial grant will be provided by the state government for the operation of the library service of the state. In this way an effective source of income is ensured. s. According to Das Gupta, the Act acts as such a suitable mechanism, with the help of which the grant amount is decided by the State Government for the development of libraries compulsorily.
4.2. free library service
In the present democratic era, library service should be available free of cost to all. Due to lack of financial resources, meeting the needs of the readers can be hindered and due to overloading the users, it is natural that the number of readers will decrease. To ensure and maintain the continuity of economic resources, library objectives, act is very necessary.
4.3. standard library service
The standard library service can only be administered by a chain library group statewide. The library system should be based on such a principle of collaborative and coordinated structure, by which the smallest library unit is equally ideal as the larger unit. The library gets a balanced look through the library method. Apart from this, development is also ensured and more development of libraries takes place with relatively less expenditure.
4.4. efficiency in administration
Every unit of library service is fixed by legislation, as a result the work of operation and control of each unit is under the administrative unit. Efficiency in administration remains due to the completion of administrative work in an organized manner.
4.5. Government and control by the people
Readers are more attracted to libraries established by legislation. The administration is run smoothly on the service provided by such libraries.
4.6. Efficient planning through library legislation
Under the library legislation, the financial responsibility of the local, state and central officials is made clear, but it is not necessary that the work should be carried out with the sanctioned amount.
. Therefore, keeping in view the needs and shortcomings of libraries, library planning is necessary so that the economic resources remain abundant and the libraries continue to develop properly.
4.7. Continuity and assurance of public library service by legislation
Public library service remains assured even if there is a change in the constitutional structure of the government or the unit when the library legislation comes into force. There is also a guarantee of getting more grants than this. If there is no Library Act, the changes in the administrative unit may have adverse effects on the libraries.
Keeping in view the above points and the contribution of public libraries, it is not appropriate to leave them only on the public's sense of philanthropy, but it is the duty of our popular democratic government that any citizen from this public free service. Don't be deprived
. It is necessary to establish and operate public libraries by the government as follows.
