Resumen de Green Gift Plan: building small libraries in public places of Mazandaran Province, Iran
Hossein Noorani, Heidar Mokhtari
Considering the low rate of reading of books in Iran and the disregard for reading skills in daily life, innovative plans and programs aimed at bringing books to the public introduce citizens to books as major information carriers and establish the reading habit as a necessity for today�s life.
The Green Gift Plan (GGP), focusing on building small libraries in some public areas and work places (i.e. barbers� shops, dentists� or doctors� offi ces, women�s beauty salons) in Mazandaran Province, Iran, aimed at improving reading among the people by bringing books into society.
It also put emphasis on librarians� social responsibilities. The paper describes the settings, objectives and implementation of this plan and makes proposals for the continuation of the plan and the implementation of other similar plans.
