The history of the libraries in Turkistan (1870-1917 YEARS)
Abstract
It is well known that the 21<sup>st</sup> century is the age of information, science and technology, as well as computers, telephones and the Internet. In such an era of innovative globalization, in the development of highly spiritual, intellectual and competitive personnel, educated in the spirit of love for the motherland, loyalty to the family, respect for our values, the role of libraries and books is growing. The fourth of 5 important initiatives put forward by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoev is called as “the rise in the spirituality of the youth and propogandising readership among them”. It helped to start a new level of the reformation in this sector in Uzbekistan[1]. According to Andrew Carnegie, an American billionaire, reading must be planned as daily nutrition[2]. Andrew, whose family moved from Scotland to America, earned money by cleaning people’s shoes during the days. He spent his money on bying fine books and read them late under the nightlight.