Abstract: This survey examines the nature of School Library Service in Owerri Municipality, Imo State Nigeria. A combination of oral interview, personal observation and questionnaire were used to collect date while tables and simple percentages were used to analyze data. A total of 100 questionnaires were administered on senior secondary students of SS3 classes and teacher librarians of the five (5) selected secondary schools in Owerri Municipality. The school libraries were found to be rendering only reference without lending and indexing services. Only Emmanuel College, Owerri renders lending services to the patrons. Furthermore, the resources of the libraries were found to be grossly below the Minimum Standard for School Libraries. Amongst the recommendations to reposition the school libraries for optimal performance were: the state government should ensure that no new school should be approved without a school library building stocked with relevant print and non-print resources while school library resources should be provided in line with the Minimum Standard for School Libraries approved by Federal Ministry of Education.
Keywords: Owerri Municipality.
Title: REPOSITIONING THE SCHOOL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE: A SURVEY OF FIVE SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN OWERRI MUNICIPALITY, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
Author: CHIDI A. DIKE, NKECHI M. AMARACHI, DAMIAN OGARAKU
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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