A Cursory Look at Primary School Libraries and Utilization in Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti-State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is a survey of primary school libraries and usage in Ado- EkitiLocal Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Ten primary schools wereselected for the study. They represented three categories of primary schoolsin the State as follows: Government owned Public Schools State UniversalBasic Education Board (SUBEB) Model school and fee paying privateschools. The study identified some problems which include inadequatefunding and dearth of trained personnel. It concluded by giving suggestionsand recommendations towards the enhancement of library services forproper utilization.