Community Library: Sustainable Modality

Authors

  • Bindu Adhikari Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang, Nepal
  • Sarita Gautam Central Department of Library and Information Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords:

community library, sustainability, sarvodaya pustakalaya tatha vachanalaya, ghorahi

Abstract

A community library established to serve the local people through the management of local organizations. This study aims to identify the basis of a library's sustainability. This is qualitative interview-based and observation research. The executive members, staff, and users were informants. The physical infrastructure, strong financial foundation, social cohesion, and trust library committee and community are basis for sustainability of library.

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Bindu Adhikari, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang, Nepal

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Sarita Gautam, Central Department of Library and Information Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Published

2026-07-10

How to Cite

Community Library: Sustainable Modality. (2026). Journal of Information Knowledge and Libraries, 1(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/jikl.v1i1.96016

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026)

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How to Cite

Community Library: Sustainable Modality. (2026). Journal of Information Knowledge and Libraries, 1(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/jikl.v1i1.96016