Roles of Public Libraries for Socio Economic Developments with Special Reference to Periyar E.V.R. District Central Library of Vellore

The contribution of public libraries for social and economic developments of the society are much appreciated. Their roles are to be recoganised by the society as they are known as temple of learning and part and parcel of the social system. This study is focussing on these roles played by the Periyar E.V.R district central library of Vellore. The results of the study indicate that the information dissemination of the library towards the social and economic developments are much opined by the library users as well as the study concludes that the digital resources on competitive examinations are need to be brought to the library.