Perception of Education Stakeholders on Learners Use of Library Facilities and Resources in Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria

This research investigated the perception of education stakeholders (principals, teachers, library staff and students) on the availability of and learners use of library facilities and resources and as well identified learner’s challenges in the use of library facilities and resources in secondary schools in Osun State. The Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised secondary school stakeholders (principals, teachers, library staff and students) in Osun State. The sample comprised 400 stakeholders (20 principals, 80 teachers, 20 library staff and 280 students) using multistage sampling procedure. A Questionnaire was used to gather information on the perception of stakeholder availability of, learners’ use of and the challenges learners face in the use of library facilities and resources in secondary schools in Osun State. The results showed that the stakeholders perceived that library facilities and resources in secondary schools in Osun State are grossly inadequate and that the little available ones are not being effectively and efficiently utilized with grand criterion mean ˂2.5. Some of the challenges facing learners in secondary schools were also identified. The results also revealed that there was no significant difference in the perception of education stakeholders in both private and public schools on learners use of library facilities and resources with the mean of private schools = 48.33 and public schools = 52.24 respectively at p = 0.285 > 0.05. The study concluded that the library facilities and resources in secondary schools in Osun State are underutilized both in private and public secondary schools in the State.