School Library Situation in Nigeria:: The State of the Art in some Northern States.

Abstract

Despite the importance attached to school libraries in Nigeria, they are still saddled with a lot of problems. These problems include funding, accommodation, staffing, library collections and their organization, user education, computerization as well as non-compliance with the minimum standards among others. Studies by Bello and Momoh (2001), Aguolu (2002), Hamzat (2002), Saka (2004) and Oguntayo (2004) revealed anomalies in school libraries using some Northern states as examples more especially in the areas of funding, staffing, library collection and their organization. Suggestions are proffered.