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2 Citizens of India who were not capable of re- flecting ideas were never able to act against oppres sion. So it is our bounden duty in free India to enlighten the masses with a practical know- ledge of atleast the rudiments of the various branches of knowledge and provide them with a certain practical knowledge of world affairs. As the ignorant form the majority, it is our duty to work for their welfare and we must realise that knowledge is the basis of all action. We must realise that social uplift depends upon the education, social background and the development of thinking process of men. Numberless schools provided with good libraries can also achieve this stupendous task of educating the masses in India. Thus it is the libraries of the world that hold the torch of knowledge, which guide men who may otherwise grope in ignorance. LIBRARY AND LIBRARIAN The term 'Library' comes from Latin 'Libraria". It originally signified just a collection of inscribed palmyra leaves and parchments, but this is just nothing better than a book shop. To-day its pur- poses have widened beyond mere collection of books, which is just the first thing to be done. Many use- ful books of various branches are first collected, classified, catalogued and kept in safety to be dis- tributed to those who seek them. if a librarian simply boasts of a very large collec- tion of books in his library. If he does not pro- vide facilities for readers to benefit by them, then the very purpose of a library is lost. It is the librarian's primary duty to enable all who come to to enjoy the tits, so to say, he has collected! from the garden. He does, then, a dedicated service It is not enough