In considering an agenda for the future, We consider improving the services in which we are at present providing and also undertaking services such as providing information of job opportunities, educational opportunties in Indian universities and abroad etc.

The arrangement of books, though planned on modern scientific methods of classification and cataloguing, needs a lot of improvement. Its high time that we seriously take up the construction of the southern block. We are very seriously in need of more space to accommodate new books and other reading material, for providing suitable space for the Members Room and the General Reading Room, for providing a Computer Room, for starting a Bindery of our own, and for accommodating a Photostat Machine. Computerisation with internet facilities was also essential.The loss of books is quite high as has been demonstrated as we attempted to take stock on a couple of occasions.There is plan to take stock more often,if possible once an year. Action would be taken to appoint more staff at least on temporary basis, as we need more work force to accomplish these tasks.

We had been representing before the Government and other authorities that increased assistance had to be upon new fields which are basically the duties of a Public Library. These included a Center for providing information on all matters of interest, a Center for providing information of Job Opportunities, and a Center fro providing information on educational opportunities in Indian Universities and abroad.

We have miles to go, and this is only a first step in the right direction. Let us hope that we will be able to keep up this tempo, and soon the Ernakulam Public Library will take its place as a Public Library fit for a large City like Cochin.

Future Objectives