Rabindranath spent several years in villages. His father sent him to Selaidaha to live within villagesto look after his family property but Rabindranath began to meet realities of villages and gained experienceto live within the villages. He shared his joys and sorrows with the villagers. This was what the culture of his family. Rabindranath was a keen observer of the life around him.He understood that without the development of villages a nation like ours cannot be progressed. Rabindranath Tagore first started his experiments with various crops at Selaidahain 1899 with a view to accelerate productivity and increase food production. He was a dynamic planner and optimistic and he got success in his zamindari areas particularly in Patisar, Selaidaha and Sajadpur. When Tagore initiated his rural reconstruction programme at Sriniketan, he already passed the prime period of life. He was then at 61 but he did not lose his hope to get success in Sriniktan and Santiniketan (Visva-Bharati area). To regenerate village life and cultivate the spirit of self-reliance among villagers co-operative and other organizations were formed by him in two dozen villages surrounding Sriniketan and Santiniketan. In his dream projectsRural library appears to be a critical component in achieving farming objectives and improving the lives of farmers.He thought that only through rural libraries rural people can get their correct and desired information. Village library Services are still continuing with some modifications in meeting present day needs.Tagore firmly believed that rural development cannot take shape without proper use of information and it can only be possible through public libraries especially rural libraries and agencies in rural development.

KEYWORDS: Rural Development, Rural Reconstruction, Public Libraries, Rural Libraries, Food Production.