Перевод оч ! "books and friends should be few but good" says an english proverb. "except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book ! it teachers us and opens its heart to us as a brother " wrote charles kingsley an english writer of the 19th century . the books is certsinly a friend and a teacher . we learn many things by reading books . books theach people to live . after reading some books it is easy to understand what should be done and what must not be done. there are books which help pupils with their lessons. in general books can be divided into two main groups : fiction and non-fiction . fiction books contsin made-up stories non- fgiction books are books that give facts . in ancient times book were written by hand and few copies were made . sometimes several men were needed to copy a book as the work was slow . for many years the number of books in the world was very small . only a few people had copies of them to read and study . the invention of printing changed a lot in history. printing played a very important role in the development of culture science and literature . today there are many thousands of public libraries in ukraine . librarians are always ready to help people to find a book on any subject if they do not know the title of the book they want . those who know how to use the catalogue can find a book and needn't consult the librarian. conferences exhibition and other evens take place in libraries . thematic selections of books are prepared beforehand to help the visitors develop their reading preferences . many libraries have reading rooms and the rooms equputers to give the opportunity to work with the internet . some libraries have a room where students learning a foreign language can have practice in speaking and hearing.
