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5 Ways You Can Encourage Your Students to Use School Library

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A decline has been observed in the popularity of numerous different traditional learning methods and tools with the continuous developments in the recent technologies and the facilities provided by the internet these days. The students now prefer to stay in their comfort zone and choose to do online research from their homes instead of visiting a local library. Thus, there is an obvious transformation in study and research strategies contrasted with 10 or 15 years ago. In those days, a visit to the library would be a normal daily practice for the students searching for research papers and other informative resources to assist them with finishing their projects. Nowadays, several kinds of library automation software have been developed which help in providing easier access, improved cataloguing, and better student experience.

Here are five different ways to encourage your students to use school library:

Arrange Reading Competitions Frequently:

Numerous students are highly encouraged by the competitions, particularly if there is a prize or any kind of appreciation for the students. There are several different sorts of activities involving reading challenges that encourage your students to use school library. Therefore, it is a good approach to plan some kind of reading challenge and motivate the students to visit school library.

Plan a Visit to a Nearby Library:

A very helpful approach to develop interest among students to use libraries is to plan a visit to a local library. It not just excites them through being out of the school for a small trip, it additionally allows the teachers to acquaint their students with the libraries where they might never have been to. Becoming familiar with the manner in which libraries function, how to utilize the available resources, how to get the membership, and so on can urge them to utilize the unrestricted resources that they might not have known about.

Use of School Library to Complete the Class Assignments:

Internet always has the answers to almost all questions. So, the students can do their home assignments from the internet very easily. However, you must prepare the classwork assignments such that they encourage your students to use school library. This is possible by preparing an assignment involving questions that would just be answered by their visit to the library, for example, answers accessible in archives and linked to the books available at the library.

Familiarize Students with Amazing Library Technology:

A few libraries are occupied with the leading-edge technologies, for example, three-dimensional design printing and a few likewise have ‘digital maker labs’ allowing students the chance to take an attempt at creating something enjoyable at the library. Computer-generated reality is an additional stimulating component that a few libraries have.

Promote Various Library Activities Among Students:

Students probably won't know about the various kinds of activities that are freely accessible at the libraries. Coding clubs at the libraries help students to develop skills with the essentials of coding. You can promote various library activities using the banners around the school, or by utilizing the school's social media sites to promote those nearby library activities. Transforming the impression of the recent students about the libraries is somewhat challenging, however, these aforementioned approaches will be very helpful.

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