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Volume 94, Issue 5
1 May 1993
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Research Article| May 01 1993

The school library in Nigeria: The need to develop reading culture

Yusuf Makinta
Yusuf Makinta
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6909
Print ISSN: 0307-4803
© MCB UP Limited
1993
New Library World (1993) 94 (5)
https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002450

Examines the philosophy of Nigerian education with particular reference to primary and secondary school levels. Identifies the school library as an instrument for developing reading culture. Also,highlights problems militating against children/youth literature. Proposes a library literacy programme at both primary and secondary school levels.

Keywords: Education, Libraries, Literacy, Nigeria, Reading, Schools
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