Составит во по тексту: The book at all times plays a major role in the development of mankind. With the advent of the first books, libraries began to appear. The libraries store in themselves the knowledge and history of the ages. Their primary function is to transfer accumulated knowledge, experience and cultural values to the future generation. Libraries are the main place where people can get the information they need. But unfortunately, with the advent of the Internet, the role of libraries has significantly decreased, because the global global network is capable of providing the necessary information in a matter of minutes, which saves a lot of time. Libraries are different, they contain not only books, but also newspapers and magazines. Libraries have their own archives. Distinguish scientific libraries, public, school. There are many specialized libraries that provide technical and reference literature. Workers of libraries in various ways try to attract readers: they organize literary evenings, organize circles for interests, courses of foreign languages. The library is a unique place with a special atmosphere, filled with knowledge of the whole world. Silence, the ticking of the clock, the rustle of paper - all this is fascinating and soothing. Previously, many people visited libraries to spend their leisure time reading an interesting book. Now, students, schoolchildren, scientists can always find very rare editions in them. Recently, electronic libraries have appeared, but unfortunately in the electronic form it is not always possible to find the necessary book. Despite the advent of computerization and digital technologies, there are still enough people who want to visit libraries, sit in a quiet room and wrap themselves in the smell of old books. Is not it beautiful?