36 Ways to connect people with the libraries.

Libraries are community places in any society and are open to all without discrimination of caste, creed, religion, or age. In educational institutions, libraries are central places that provide essential services to help people and neighbourhoods thrive. Library offers vital resources to address community needs and is regarded as a central information-sharing hub.

After the advent of advanced technologies, libraries have undergone many hurdles, like budget cuts, lack of professional staff, administrators' poor policies, stakeholders' negligence and education mafias, among others.

Information Communication technologies devalued the physical presence of readers who usually came to the library to quench their thirst for knowledge. Hence, strategic changes prompted awareness among librarians about how to deal with clients in the era of Information Technology. Librarians are worldwide experiencing and executing these technologies to reach the current and retrospective patrons. The question arises whether libraries are still inhabited or uninhabited by patrons.

The answer is puzzling for librarians. However, there are numerous tactics which, if adopted, will ensure that the desolate places, which are called libraries, will again be inhabited. (1) A building with a sound ventilation system in summer and winter attracts more library users. (2) Building of professional website can bring your patrons again into the library (3) Various social media applications, if adopted, can bring your users back into the library (4) start posting to your social media and website (5) Make advertising and offers (6) Add yourself to local business directories (7) Adult discussion group on a weekly basis (8) arrange a business discussion for people in business inside the library (8) Orientation system for students living in surroundings (9) Making contacts with educational institutions to send their students in leisure time

It is said that libraries house plenty of online resources like research databases, ebooks, movies, and online articles; in addition to the digital material, there are a lot of other sources that can be utilized to attract patrons back into the library. Libraries and librarians are committed to preserving the freedom to read, enhancing learning, and ensuring access to information. These are some essential tips that help attract clients back into the library

(10) Contact local authors to come forward and discuss your book with the audience (11)...

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