Needs assessment for the establishment of rural library In Ogba/Egbeme/Ndoni local government area of River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated need assessment for the establishment of rural library in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The study was guided by three (3) research questions which include the relevance need of establishing a rural library in the community; sources of funding for the library andfactors militating against the establishment of rural library in rural community. The sample size was 288 drawn from the population comprising of community leaders from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State. A well-structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Cronbach Alpha was used to test the reliability of the study with reliability co-efficient of 0.84. mean was used as statistical tool for analyzing of the data collected. The findings of the study revealed among others that there is need for establishment of rural library in the communities and that there should be regular source s of funding for the library. Based on the findings, it was recommended that seminars, workshops and conferences should be organized periodically for the traditional rulers and other community leaders on the importance of rural library development towards community building and the state government should mandate every local government chairman to build and maintain at least two functional libraries in their local government headquarter and the out sketch of the council.