It is a public-private sector partnership of a different kind where a private agency is taking over a public institution as it is facing severe problems including staff and resource crunch and lack of funds. Here we are speaking about public libraries in Mysuru that are set to be handed over to private agencies for maintenance.
Providing a reading space, infrastructure and books for the public is one of the inherent duties of the local Governments and for this purpose the Department of Libraries has been established. The Municipal authority collects Library Cess from every tax-payer and hands over the money to the Libraries Department to maintain libraries.
