This paper discussed the need to rejuvenate
the public library services in Delta State for national development. The study
adopted a descriptive research design. The study covers sixteen (16)
communities where public libraries are established using purposive sampling
method to select 480 respondents and the entire 42 library staff. A total of
522 library users and staff were used as samples for this study. The
instruments used for data collection were questionnaire and observation through
personal visitations by the researchers. The paper highlighted the present
situation of public libraries in Delta State of Nigeria which is associated
with lack of government financial support for public library development,
irregular power supply and inadequate manpower. The paper recommended that
adequate personnel, funding, infrastructural development in the aspect of good
structural building, facilities and regular power supply that befit public
libraries in order to enhance national development should be provided.
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