LIBRARIES

         Libraries play an important part in the cultural develop­ment of a country. People have a desire to learn, they seek knowledge. Books satisfy this desire.

         Books should not be read only for pleasure. Reading books helps us in our education. We can find all kinds of books in the libraries: novels, biographies, fiction, short stories, books on travelling, technical books, magazines, books for children and so on. In some libraries we can find books in many foreign lan­guages.

         When a reader comes to a library for the first time he fills. in his library card and the librarian helps him to choose something to read. The reader is allowed to borrow books for a cer­tain number of days. The catalogues help the reader to find the books he needs. We should be careful with the books and not damage them in any Way. We should not make notes in library books or dog’s-ear the pages. Reading rooms are open to all who wish to work there. Besides books we can get perio­dicals, newspaper files and magazines to read there. Readers come to reading rooms to study and prepare material for their reports or for their scientific work.

QUESTIONS:

1. What satisfies people’s desire to learn?

2. Where can we find all kinds of books?

3. What does a reader do when he comes to a library for the first time?

4. What helps the reader to find the books he needs?

5. What can we do in reading rooms?  

VOCABULARY:

to satisfy — удовлетворять

education — образование

novel — роман

to damage — портить, разрушать