Section 11. District Libraries

There shall be a Government District Library in each District. A District Library shall function as an apex library for the district library system in addition to functioning as a lending and reference library for the district. The District Library shall,- (a) collect useful and standard literature and other reading material, audio- visual equipment for the use of the public; (b) collect material of regional/local interest; (c) provide reference, information and lending services and help in promotion and extension of reading habits; (d) supplement the collection of branch/ tehsil/ block/ village libraries and libraries run by other agencies; (e) encourage and supervise inter library cooperation in the district; (f) provide mobile library services and establish book delivery centers wherever necessary; (g) coordinate and supervise the activities of other Governmentbranch/ Tehsil/ Block/ Village libraries of the district and mobile library services; (h) inspect periodically the other government libraries and other aided libraries in the district; (i) provide assistance to the district library committee in the task of preparation of development plans for the district library system; (j) perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the District Library Committee.