Open Access Library Journal How to cite this paper: Oyovwe-Tinuoye, G.O., Omeluzor, S.U. and Emeka-Ukwu, U. (2015) Rejuvenating Public Library Ser- vices in Delta State for National Development. Open Access Library Journal, 2: e2048. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1102048 Rejuvenating Public Library Services in Delta State for National Development Gloria O. Oyovwe-Tinuoye 1 , Saturday U. Omeluzor 2 , Uche Emeka-Ukwu 1 1 Library Department, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria 2 Automation Librarian, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria Received 2 November 2015; accepted 17 November 2015; published 23 November 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and OALib. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract This paper discussed the need to rejuvenate the public library services in Delta State for national development. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study covers sixteen (16) communities where public libraries are established using purposive sampling method to select 480 respondents and the entire 42 library staff. A total of 522 library users and staff were used as samples for this study. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaire and observa- tion through personal visitations by the researchers. The paper highlighted the present situation of public libraries in Delta State of Nigeria which is associated with lack of government financial support for public library development, irregular power supply and inadequate manpower. The paper recommended that adequate personnel, funding, infrastructural development in the aspect of good structural building, facilities and regular power supply that befit public libraries in order to enhance national development should be provided. Keywords Public Library, Services, Rejuvenating Public Library, National Development, Delta State Subject Areas: Information Science, Library, Intelligence and Philology 1. Introduction The development of a nation and its human capital is dependent on the availability and use of information at its disposal. [1] opined that every nation requires information that satisfies their socioeconomic objectives. Nigeria as a nation needs to provide its citizens with the right information at the right time irrespective of geographical location, whether it is urban or rural settlement. Information could be passed to the populace through public li- braries. Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part that