Title: Creative Forms and Means of Service for Users of Modern Libraries
Abstract: The purpose of the article is to define modern creative forms of service for users of public libraries, to find out the assortment of the most popular ones with the purpose of distribution based on this experience of libraries of Ukraine.Research methodology. The article considers the features of modern library services; special attention is paid to the main forms and means of service.Results. Interaction with users in the library takes place through the service process, which is an important indicator of the viability of the institution, determining its active participation in informing society and citizens. Effective service of modern users is based on digital technologies of information provision, but their mastering by libraries is not the only condition of quality of library and information service. Now library users need not only information in a convenient format and comfortable conditions of its consumption, but also a unique place where there are opportunities to learn, develop, communicate, rest, self-realization, receive professional consultation of specialists. The article presents creative forms and means of services for users of public libraries. Special attention is paid to the systematization of forms and means of service and their application in public libraries. The author analyzes the leisure activities of public libraries of Ukraine, organizes forms and means of service in public libraries and describes the most popular ones.Novelty. The article is the first attempt to analyze and systematize forms and means of service in public libraries of Ukraine.The practical significance. The paper may be of a particular interest to the specialists in library and information science.