Introduction

According to the French Agency for Standardization (AFNOR), the library is an organization responsible for building an organized collection of documents, increasing them, processing them and facilitating their use by users. In other words, the library is a place where documentary information is gathered in order to provide the necessary resources that can help in the development of research work. However, the importance of libraries is unknown in most of today’s societies, including pupils and students for whom they constitute a major asset in the success of their studies.

Role and Missions of Libraries

Libraries essentially fulfil three (3) missions, namely:

Initial and Continuing Training Mission

Although the advent of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) undermines the massive attendance of these, libraries, whatever their categories, through their documentary funds, have books (novels, common books, albums) according to the disciplines, some of which have an intellectual value sine qua non for the evolution of human thought. Others, moreover, are books included in the school curriculum or references whose efficient consultation will reasonably contribute to a more or less perfect understanding of the content of the course. They also serve as a research framework for people who are passionate or in search of knowledge to be able to update their knowledge.

Information Mission

Since libraries have newspapers or magazines which are called periodicals, they make it their duty to relay daily information in real time. Combining: politics, economy, society, culture and more for those who want to be informed about what is happening in their area according to the sections of their preference.

Relaxation and Leisure Mission

It is one of the secondary missions of libraries that many people are unaware of, including librarians. Beyond their priority missions, including the dissemination of documentary information, libraries offer a moment of relaxation once a week through their cultural service. To do this, they initiate, as best they can, meetings focused on relevant themes in which anyone can participate. This is to gradually bring a large mass to the practice of the language, to de-stress through fun activities and to instil sociability. They offer a privileged framework for research and development of culture in all its generality.

For a Massive Attraction

To attract a large number, especially young people, libraries rely on a strategic approach that revolves around book clubs, theatre clubs, and workshops to meet authors and writers.

Conclusion

Libraries contain treasures; however, they are very little known by users, primarily pupils and students. For this, libraries must get out of their comfort zones and go towards their potential users who have never set foot in their bosoms, but it is also up to the administration to equip itself with a cultural policy adapted to its aspirations.