place to stay if it was not for the libraries and their dusty racks filled with books. The most selfless thing a library does is shape the minds of young future of the country. It inculcates a habit of reading and researching in young minds which is a forgotten but extremely useful habit in our digitized lives. It is a sea of intellect for people who want peace as the library has an atmosphere that allows you to concentrate at your level best. It is also a good economical option for people who cannot afford to buy books and they can borrow them at their own convenience. The first library was the library of Ashurbanipal in seventh century BC containing a trove of some thirty thousand cuneiform tablets organized according to subjects. We have come a long way from those tablets to books which can be easily found due to digitalization of the world. It is said that the library is a hospital for the mind. That is because of the beautiful effects it has on the minds of readers. In the present society people resort to resources for gaining peace or gaining closure. Seating in the library shuts us down from the outside world offering us an atmosphere of complete tranquillity. A library is a positive approach to personal growth also. Some people are even fond of the musty smell of old books and the peacefulness it brings along with it. The best benefit of a library is becoming a voracious reader and a person who is well read can write well too. Also this is just the right atmosphere that is needed for studying and assimilating facts about any topic. It is often said and accepted that books are the best friends that one can forever have and a library is the only place that offers them without any hesitation. Most of us believe a library is a place for boring people who are sitting alone reading books. But that is so far from the truth. It is a place where minds and personalities are shaped. It is a place where knowledge