A community library should have materials that are relevant to community needs and interests. Library reading materials may include:

• Articles
• Audio and video cassettes
• Local language books
• Magazines
• Maps
• National language books
• Newspapers
• Posters
• Reference books

A library should have a responsible person available. It could be

• a librarian
• a teacher
• a literacy or library promoter
• a traveling book salesperson, or
• anyone willing and able to help.

The responsible person would have the following duties:

• To acquire new materials
• To keep materials in good repair
• To keep materials current
• To keep records as necessary
• To loan materials
• To promote reading and use of the library
• To train readers how to use the library.

The location of a library might be

• in an entire building devoted to library functions
• in a room full of books and other reading materials

• on a table or shelf

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• in a portable box or suitcase, or

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• in a "bookmobile" that transports reading materials to different villages on a certain day of the week or month.