John Bright's quote summarizes that a love of books allows one to personally meet and learn from history's great thinkers by reading their works in libraries. When entering a library, it feels like the dead are present and their books can answer questions as faithfully as when the authors left them.

1. “What is a great love of books? It is something like a
personal introduction to the great and good men of all past
times.
When I enter a library I feel as if almost the dead were
present, and I know if I put questions to these books they
will answer me with all the faithfulness and fullness which
has been left in them by the great men who have left the
books with us.”
- John Bright

3. A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the
structure in which it is housed;
it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an
institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a
library is a COLLECTION OF BOOKS.

4. The first Library-
ROYAL LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
300 B.C
In Egypt

7. Washington, DC, US

8. London, England

9. Rome , Italy

10. National Central Library of
Florenece
In Italy

11. Russian State Library ,
Moscow
In Russia

12. Bangalore Central Library
In India

13.  Calcutta Public Library was
established in
 Prince was the
first proprietor of the Calcutta
Public Library.

14. TYPES OF LIBRARIES

15. PUBLIC LIBRARY
For many people, this is what a
library is - a publicly funded
institution that provides books
for loan and is used mainly by
the very old and the very
young.

16. ACADEMIC LIBRARY
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17. SPECIAL LIBRARY

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The goal of the school library is to ensure
that all members of the school community
have equitable access "to books and
reading, to information, and to information
technology."

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Students Teachers

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For subject reference
For enhancing reading skills
For positive recreation
To gain knowledge
For competitive purpose

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For subject reference
For enhancing reading skills
For positive recreation
To prepare assignment
For teaching aid

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 BOOKS 
 PERIODICALS
 TEACHING AIDS –
 charts
 Maps
 Audio Visual Aids (CDs and Cassettes)