Role of Libraries as a Prerequisite to Social Well-being
Author(s): Samyuktha S Nair
Abstract - As the title suggests the paper intends to explore the role of libraries as a pre-requisite to social well-being. While the educational role of libraries and their aim in spreading social harmony is well known, this paper investigates a different perspective, the ambience of a library, which helps it to make a happy place, a place to spread the notion of communion within its users. The connection between emotional intelligence and happiness is examined to study its effect in creating a stable ambience. Ambience being crucial to mental peace, it is essential in a place called a library as people look forward to visiting a library to elevate themselves or to collect data. In both these scenarios, peace of mind cannot be overlooked. Hence the discussion on the role of a therapeutic ambience towards happiness. This paper explores the factor mentioned above that contributes towards the satisfaction of the users involved, thereby promoting social harmony and well-being.
Keywords - Therapeutic landscape, bibliotherapy, well-being, happiness, social harmony, emotional intelligence.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.10.2.2024.1761
Cite This Article As: Nair, S.S. (2024) Role of Libraries as a Pre requisite to Social Well-being. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 10(2) 101-106. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1761 Page: 101-106 Publication Date: 8 June 2024