The role of public libraries of the free zone Maku in the development of the culture of the region

The promotion and development of culture is one of the tasks of public libraries. in this study, the effect of the general influence of the Maku free zone on the cultural development of the region has been studied.

the present study is an applied study which has been done in a descriptive - survey method.to collect data in this research and with the aim of responding to research questions, The respondents were all members of the public library of the Maku free zone which were active member of the library and at least 15 years old when it was carried out.  The sample size was determined according to Krejci and Morgan sampling table count is 357. The number of 271 questionnaires were returned, only 240 (22/67 %) them were completely filled.

However, variables such as age, level of education and job groups may differ in their view regarding the role of public libraries in cultural development, but there was no significant difference regarding these variables.

The users of the public library report the increasing rate of study and improving the level of knowledge from the most important roles in the library, while the role of libraries is in the development of cultural and artistic education is low. All users of the public library in the Maku free zone agree on components of cultural development and offered similar views.