IJALIS

ISSN: 2360-7858

 International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

Vol. 8(2), pp. 45–54, March, 2020. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.080

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Reading serves as one of the major doorways to the mind as well as being arguably the most important medium for acquiring knowledge, as food to the body so is reading to the mind. The paper examined the impact of the library on the reading culture of senior secondary school students using the survey research design and utilizing questionnaires to collect data. Tables and percentages were used during the data analysis. Results obtained from the survey revealed that the library greatly affects the reading culture of students with the textbooks being the major source of information consulted by the students. Also very few of the students read for leisure with a high percentage of them attesting to the fact that they read mainly for test and exams. Insufficient reading materials and distraction from Electronic gadgets serves as the chief impediment to reading. Lack of free time in school timetable was given by the students as a possible reason for their low patronage of the library. The study further gave suggestions on the way forward to promoting a healthy reading culture among Nigerians as well as roles of different stakeholders in fostering reading.

Key words: Reading, Reading culture, School libraries, Nigeria

Cite This Article As:  Onyeke, EO  Ajagbe, MN (2020). The Impact of the Library on the Reading Culture of Senior Secondary School Students: A Case Study of Some Selected Secondary Schools. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 8(2): 45-54