A School Library, Moulding Young Minds and Providing Responsible Citizens to the Society: A Case Study
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Date
2024-09-19
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INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar
Abstract
School Libraries are an inseparable part of school education. They play an important role in
nation building. Studies regarding school libraries have revealed that reading habits of
students have a huge impact on their mind. Reading books not only improves mental functioning
but also affects their character in a very positive way. Students of an English medium missionary
school having more than 3000 students in Kolkata city are interviewed. A semi structured
questionnaire is provided to them for their response. Only matured students of class XI and XII
are surveyed. The findings show there is a great demand for Adventure and Romantic stories.
It has been found out that the students are influenced a lot by reading. It is concluded they
should be motivated to read books in every possible way.
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12th Convention PLANNER-2024 Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, September 19-21, 2024
Keywords
Education system,, School libraries,, Types of students,, Reading books,, Biography,, Adventure books,, Mythology and Romantic stories,, Character building