Abstract:
In the present time all people live in an increasingly heterogeneous world, where there
are more than 6,000 different languages, 7 major religions and a number of sects, abudant
ethenic groups, and many more divergent characters are in prevalence. Cultural diversity is
a historical and contemporary social reality, irrespective of where one is located in the world.
Despite the geographic, linguistic, cultural, and religious diversities everywhere human beings
try to live together harmoniously for their survival. The perception of harmony may change
with time or differ in different cultural contexts. It is believed that human beings are teachable,
improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavour especially including
self-cultivation and self-creation. The library, in the process of cultivating virtue and the
developing moral perfection among people, provides them a base. In some places, library
may find social harmony a necessary goal behind their didactic functions and, in some sense
this may be helpful to rebuilt society. The library should have a policy and a strategic plan,
defining its mission, objectives, priorities and services related to cultural diversity. The
international organisations like IFLA and Unesco have jointly created a manifesto on way to
direct the library system and services towards establishing harmonious society.
