Rajeev Gandhi College Research Journal Research Scapes, Bhopal, Research Scapes An International Multidisciplinary Journal, Bhopal

Library can act as an important resource for promoting literacy as well as education in rural areas. For getting information, education is must. In fact information and education are inter-related as compared to an uneducated person. An educated person is capable of getting and absorbing information quickly and utilizes it in an effective manner. Unfortunately approximately 70% population of rural area in our country is illiterate. Literacy is the primary part of education. So eradication of illiteracy is must. In rural areas, literacy rate is very low in comparison to urban areas. In cities, sources of information are large but in villages they are small. Although school, college and university libraries, special and public libraries, book stalls, television and internet facilities have enriched sources of information in cities, villages are in acute shortage of these sources of information. Library can act as an important channel for promoting education. In fact our villages need good public libraries, which can help the illiterates, adult-literates and literates for locating their information needs. In India Panchayati Raj Act for libraries plays an important role in promoting Rural Libraries in villages. Library can provide information not only through reading materials, but also by audio-visual means, which can play an important role in the development of rural community..