Reading Habit Formation and Relevance' of Effective School Libary Service: Pulblic Opinion Rating

Abstract

This paper examined the roles played by effective school library service in reading habit formation. The analysis of the result of firidings showed that majority of the respondents are females and majority of them fell within the age range of 31 years and above. The result also showed that the foundation of good reading habit is laid only at primary / secondary school levels. It went on to establish the fact that stakeholders in education are not giving school library-development desffrved attention. Majority of the respondents endorsed the fact that students fail various examinations because they lack exposure, to library culture and that students engage in examination malpractices because they lack reading culture hence, they never get prepared. The paper went on to make suggestions and recommendations on how school library services in our society can be improved in such a way that it would encourage reading habit revolution.