Library is a very important learning resource of an education system.

1. LIBRARY AS A LEARNING RESOURCE
Dr Ritu Tripathi Chakravarty

2. School
Library
• A school library (or a school library media center)
is a library within a school where students, staff,
and often, parents of a public or private
school have access to a variety of resources.
• The goal of the school library media center is to
ensure that all members of the school
community have equitable access "to books and
reading, to information, and to information
technology.
• Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_li
brary

3. The purpose of the
school library
• School library media centers in the 21st
century can, and should be, hubs for
increased student achievement and
positive focused school reform--
Kathleen D. Smith

4. Libraries
serve in 3
ways of
learning
and
teaching
• It serves a practical role in sharing expensive
resources, physical resources such as book,
graphics, periodical and databases etc. These
contents of libraries help in both ways i.e.
teaching and learning.
• 2. The second role of the library is in preserving
and organizing artefacts and ideas which make
things accessible for future learners.
• 3. Thirdly, libraries play a vital role in the social
and intellectual manner by bringing together
people and ideas.
• Source:https://www.meenakshipublicschool.com/blog/28-role-of-library-in-teaching-
and-learning

5. Constrains in using
School Library
• Many research on the usage of library in school
reveals that secondary school students face
many constraints in using school library including
lack of current and up to date reading materials,
restricted reading hours, lack of sitting facilities,
and lack of informational professional/ librarian for
processing materials.
• Source:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280048755_Assessment_of_Access_and
_Use_of_School_Library_Information_Resources_by_Secondary_Schools_Students_in_Mor
ogoro_Municipality_Tanzania#:~:text=The%20findings%20further%20revealed%20that,prof
essional%2F%20librarian%20for%20processing%20materials