District Public Library System

In each district the District Public Library System shall consist of District Public Library Authority (DPLA), along with District Public Library Board (DPLB), and the District Library, which shall be the nodal Public Library in each district of Punjab. All other public libraries in the concerned district shall work in co-ordination with the District Public Library. Each District Public Library Authority shall consist of the following members: (a) Ex-officio members (i) Member Parliament representing the district in Lok Sabha shall be the Chairman of District Public Library Authority (DPLA). (ii) Deputy Commissioner of the District shall be the Chief Executive Officer of District Public Library Authority (iii) District Librarian shall be member secretary of District Public Library Authority (DPLA.) (iv) District Education Officer nominee. (v) District Public Relations Officer. (b) Nominated members (i) Two Presidents of Panchayat Samities or equivalent bodies nominated by Government. (ii) One person nominated by Government from amongst the Sarpanches of the Gram Panchayat of each revenue division of the district. (iii) One person elected by the council from amongst the councilors of each municipal council in the district. (iv) One librarian of any Government college in the district nominated on rotation basis by the government. (v) One member elected by the presidents of the governing bodies of aided public libraries in the district. (vi) Two persons to be nominated by the government who have rendered eminent service to the cause of libraries or adult education, education and social work. (vii) One person each nominated by the Punjab Library Association (PLA) and the Punjab College Librarians Association (PCLA) form among its members. (viii) Two librarians working in one of the Public libraries in the district nominated by Government. (ix) Shiromani Sahit and other State and National award recipient in the concerned district.