Do primary school libraries affect teenagers’ attitudes towards leisure reading?

Author:

McKirdy Pamela1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Wellington East Girls’ College, New Zealand

Abstract

This study explores how New Zealand primary school students’ experiences of school libraries affected their attitudes towards reading for pleasure once they entered secondary school. Two hundred and seventy-six students in their first year at high school completed a survey asking about their primary school libraries. The students were asked to self-identify as keen readers, occasional readers or non-readers. The results were analysed in a spreadsheet, considering variables such as attitude to reading, former school and family background. The students were mainly positive about their libraries, but were bothered by cramped and noisy environments and books they perceived as babyish. Students from schools with a librarian were more positive about reading for fun than those from schools where the library was not prioritised. Students from a family background where reading was encouraged were more likely to maintain a positive attitude to reading by the time they reached high school.

Funder

Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Library and Information Sciences

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