A planar light source device includes: a plurality of point light sources,
each of which emits a light; a light guide plate that includes a first
surface, and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface, and
that is configured to guide the emitted lights incident from the first
surface to be emitted from the second surface; a bottom case including a
side portion substantially parallel to the first surface; a light source
substrate that includes the plurality of point light sources arranged
thereon at a predetermined interval, and that is arranged at a side of
the first surface; a frame that sandwiches the light source substrate and
the side portion of the bottom case and holds the second surface and that
includes a plurality of gaps at positions facing the point light source.