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VOLUNTRY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION
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LIBRARIES
Nagar Vachanalays, Erandol.
The Nagar Vachanalaya, Erandol, is one of the oldest institutions of its type in the district. It came into existence in 1868
to encourage acquisition of knowledge by the local people by means of running libraries, holding lectures of eminent persons and other cultural activities. The library had 141 subscribers in 1957-58. It is at present using a rent-free building given by the municipality. Its income was Rs. 2,202 while expenditure was Rs. 2,061 in 1957-58. It also receives a grant from the municipality and the Government.
Narayan Martand Sarvajanik Vachanalaya.
Shri Narayan Martand Sarvajanik Vachanalaya, Yawal, was
established in 1882 to enable and encourage the people to acquire knowledge through newspapers, magazines, books, lectures, debates, etc., and to run a library and reading room to achieve this objective. Members of the institution are of four kinds, namely, (1) founders, (2) patrons, (3) life-members and (4) monthly subscribers. They all constitute the general body and their number was 80 in 1957-58. The general body elects the president and members of the executive committee, passes annual report and accounts, appoints auditors, etc. The executive committee is in charge of day-to-day working of the library. It consists of a president (who is also the president of the general body), six members elected by the general body, two memhers co-opted by all these members and all life-members. Besides running the library, the Vachanalaya also arranges every year lectures under the auspices of the Bahishal Shikshan Mandal of the University of Poona, and spends about Rs. 150 every year for that purpose. It also conducts a children's section whose daily readership is about 80.
The assets of this institution amounted to Rs. 47,500 in 1957-58, and consisted of a two-storeyed building, books, etc. The income and expenditure was Rs. 1,991 and Rs. 1,766, respectively, for the same year. In 1957-58, 18,368 readers took advantage of the free reading room. The number of books issued for outside reading was 6,990.
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