College liberaries

College liberaries 
Outlines 
1-Introduction. 
2-Libraries afford 
3-opportunities to form reading habits. 
4-Help to develop initiative and self reliance. 
5-Libraries form a bridge between the outside life and adult 5-interests of the students. 
6-A fountain of discovery and inspiration. 
7. Conclusion 
That libraries play a vital part in furthering educational aims undeniable. libraries are increasingly becoming an integral part of college everywhere. A college library performs a great many functions. Without doubt, as an effective instrument of learning, it could be directed towards definite educational aims. The most important function of the library is that it provides an excellent opportunity to develop reading habits in students. 
This is a vital and effective step in the fulfillment of educational aims because without reading there is little learning. By developing the reading habit the child's vision is broadened and his knowledge is widened, thereby enriching his life. College libraries enable students to develop their initiative and self-reliance. 
In using the facilities of the library students begin to learn many things from books without depending on guidance from the teacher. This type of training is very valuable and essential in after-college life because education does not end on leaving college. Education is a life-long process. 
We have to learn many things by living and growing up in society. It is here that the qualities of initiative and self-reliance prove to be a great asset to an individual. College libraries break down barriers existing among various school objects. 
By wider. reading the students begin to discover the interrelation of different subjects. In this respect the college library acts as an integrating factor.
Students begin to understand the general process of learning. 
A proper understanding of the interrelation of subjects makes students appreciate the necessity for learning many different subjects.
 A student who is apt in a particular subject has the opportunity of increasing his knowledge of it by further reading in a well-stocked school library, even if a detailed knowledge of the subject is unnecessary for the purpose of passing a school examination. 
The right and relevant reading material channels students towards mature thinking and cultivates their aesthetic and moral values. They enter adult life with certain pronounced interests in art. literature, drama, music philosophy.
 In addition the college library provides them with the necessary information about requirements for higher education or the careers they wish to choose, thus preparing them for an easy passage from college to adult life. 
fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffIn view of these valuable benefits derived from the college library, it has been referred to as a ‘‘fountain of inspiration and discovery”.