A School Library, Moulding Young Minds and Providing Responsible Citizens to the Society: A Case Study

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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

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Education system,, School libraries,, Types of students,, Reading books,, Biography,, Adventure books,, Mythology and Romantic stories,, Character building

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