Question

What was the major aim of the library movement?
A) To educate the masses and fight against social evils.
B) To use the network of libraries as centres of armed struggle.
C) To use the libraries to spread propaganda
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The Government of Bombay proposed registering libraries in 1808, with copies of books published from the "funds for the advancement of literature" being distributed to them (Dutta, 1970, p. 100). This, according to the "Sinha Committee," marked the start of India's first phase of public library growth.

Complete answer:
The library movement in Andhra Pradesh is unique. It is self-generating, or Swayambhu. This was a movement led by the people. The library movement was an attempt to create libraries in all of Telangana's taluk centres. It attempted to change society by promoting widow remarriages and opposing child marriages.

The history of libraries may be traced back to the first attempts to arrange document collections. Access to the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical qualities of various writing materials, language distribution, function in education, literacy rates, budgets, and personnel are all topics of interest.

Computerization and digitization concerns have changed the face of libraries since the 1960s. Most libraries must adapt to change in order to remain competitive or relevant, much like any other industry. The academic discipline of library history is devoted to the study of the history of libraries; it is a subfield of both library science and history.

Thus the correct option is ‘A’ i.e, To educate the masses and fight against social evils was the major aim of the library movement.

Note: The first libraries were made up of archives of the earliest form of writing, clay tablets written in cuneiform script unearthed in Sumerian temple halls, some dating back to 2600 BC. Tablets were about an inch thick and came in a variety of shapes and sizes. The wooden frames were filled with mud-like clay, which was smoothed for writing and allowed to cure until moist.