The Importance of the Use of Libraries and the Need for a Reading Culture
The Importance of the Use of Libraries and the Need for a Reading Culture

Summary/Abstract: Libraries are very important for information, communicationand transformation. They help to inculcate a reading culture for an upwardprogression of people’s life. They reduce ignorance, thus they areempowering literacy, knowledge and skill acquisition. This paper is anopinion paper. The authors employed literature research methodologyto carry out the analysis. It gives an insight into the reading culture ofdifferent nations and further portrays the role of libraries in promoting reading and an effective reading environment in the society. The authorsalso aim at improving the reading culture of different nations byusing their own nation as a case study. The paper demonstrates that establishingof reading clubs, reviving of education in the schools through electronic libraries, promotion of books and reading in the media are those factors that could improve the situation of reading.

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