The present work has the goal to depict a real image concerning the present functioning conditions of the Romanian Rural Libraries – an important institution of adults’ education in rural environment. The elements of the legal nature are presented in a slight opposition that resides or should reside at the base of organizing and functioning of this institution. Because, while making this research, the traditions of the Rural Libraries have drawn our attention in a positive way; we also considered necessary to present them in this work, because this deserves and it has to be a part of the present through their reminiscent power.

Rural libraries cannot operate at national and European standards required by the legislation in force due to lack of premises, equipment and personnel. This library crisis is so advanced that some of the rural libraries have started to disappear. Lack of financing, as highlighted in the statistic analysis of indicators, has placed most Romanian librarians into such an involution state that computerization of libraries is regarded as a utopia. On the other hand, due to precariousness of nowadays libraries it is impossible for the common citizen to have free access to information and training through written and digital documents in accordance with European democracy standards. Rapid acceleration of all sorts of problems (lack of new books, newspapers and magazines, personnel cuts) specific to librarians  requires profound and professional content interventions from those responsible or able to provide solutions.

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