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• First Law: Books Are For Use
• Open access of books enhances their use
• A library should be situated near the central place
• Library should be kept open for long hours
• Functional library building with pleasant, natural, and electrical light, soothing interior, good looking furniture, comfortable chairs, etc
• Book Selection Policy: Books should be attractive to fill the reader with pleasure
• Proper cataloging and classification of books are essential for promoting the use of books
• Current Awareness Service (CAS) or Selective Dissemination of Information Services (SDI)
• Library Staff help users find their desired book
• Reference Service: Right contact between the right reader and right book at the right time
• Second Law: Every Reader His/Her Book
• State can create the public library system in different areas to provide equal opportunity to read
• Library authority's obligations include choice of books and staff
• Library staff must ensure readers get material of their interest before leaving, possess adequate knowledge of books and other collections
• Readers' obligations include discipline, following rules and regulations, and refraining from damaging books
• Third Law: Every Book Its Reader
• Reader is allowed to select books/items on the shelves on his/her own
• Book Selection: Right books will find their readers
• Shelf Arrangement: Books arranged according to the degree of mutual relationship
• Books should be placed within easy reach of the readers
• Fourth Law: Save The Time Of The Reader
• Readers can search for their books on the shelves themselves
• Library should be centrally located for convenient accessibility
• Proper classification schemes should be used in the library
• Issue and Return: Library has to issue books to the readers
• Reference Service: Establishes a contact between the book and the reader
• Documentation Service: Includes SDI service to save the time of the reader
• Fifth Law: The Library Is A Growing Organism
• Collection should grow in all areas of subjects to meet the needs of all readers
• Weed out old, obsolete, and unused books to provide space for new additions
• Use a scheme of classification and catalog code
• Computerization of housekeeping jobs like acquisition, circulation, cataloging, etc
• Increase staff as needed
• Provision for future expansion of the building, both horizontally and vertically
• Entrance and exit should be from one gate, windows should be grilled, and all readers should be checked before leaving