Ref. to Appasaheb Naikal, I am very happy to hear the news about your friends interest in rural library. I hav done my research in rural library development last year and got M.Phil degree also. I have some ideas to set up rural libraries and which inturn leads to social and economic change. You can start with News papers, childerens magazines, cultural programmes for childrens, debates, quizes to attract kids, book festival in the form of exibitions, etc. With this we can attract children for coming to school. You can explain this to your friend. You can put one TV to show programmes related to news, and entertainments. With best wishes. Achar Librarian Ohio-Manipal School of Business Bangalore website:www.ohiomanipal.edu Ref. to Appasaheb Naikal,   I am very happy to hear the news about your friends interest in rural library. I hav done my research in rural library development last year and got M.Phil degree also. I have some ideas to set up rural libraries and which inturn leads to social and economic change.   You can start with News papers, childerens magazines, cultural programmes for childrens, debates, quizes to attract kids, book festival in the form of exibitions, etc. With this we can attract children for coming to school. You can explain this to your friend. You can put one TV to show programmes related to news, and entertainments.   With best wishes.   Achar Librarian Ohio-Manipal School of Business Bangalore website:www.ohiomanipal.edu