7 to save time as well as labour of the people employed in different libraries; and 6. to help the entire nation in all its intel- lectual pursuits. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES Next in importance are the academic libraries which include school, college and university libra- PIOA. All the way from kindergarten to university, there are academic libraries. They are set up to serve the needs of students and faculties in formal Institutions of learning. The free and open use of a
- chool library helps pupils enter more actively into
learning experiences, find more satisfaction in them and go ahead more rapidly. The college library is the most important single instrument of instruction in the college and hence it is the heart of the insti- tution. The modern methods of instruction and the huge crowds of aspiring students have heightened the importance of a college library. Moreover the service to the faculty forms, now-a-days, a major part of the work of every college library. The future of a nation depends largely on the Hence children, the future citizens of a country. the reading habit should be cultivated even from their childhood. The school libraries organized on healthy lines and equipped with not only the text books but also books on travels, hobbies, handicrafts, games and sports, scientific inventions, discoveries, blographical sketches of eminent people, stories of adventure, fairy tales, epic stories, animal stories to and historical stories, will help the children develop independent spirit and self confidence in
