Book Club as Collaborative Intervention to Reduce Aliteracy Among In-School Adolescents in Nigeria :The Roles of Library School Educators

Authors

Dr Margret Olusola Abimbola 010, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo StateFollow
Aramide Akinjide Kolawole Dr, University of Ibadan, NigeriaFollow

Date of this Version

5-23-2023

Comments

This article was published in Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract

Aliteracy, the lack of interest in reading by capable readers among the in-school adolescents in Nigeria, has raised many concerns among the stakeholders. This study examines the role of Library School educators in reducing aliteracy through the cooperative intervention of Book Clubs establishment and sustenance in secondary schools. This paper presents opinion reports through a literature search and review. The study was carried out to describe aliteracy and its prevalence among in-school adolescents, ascertain the need for cooperative intervention to reduce aliteracy among in-school adolescents and examine the role of Library School Educators. Literature search and review were used to establish the need to reduce aliteracy through the collaborative intervention of Book Clubs among in-school adolescents. The roles of Library School educators in training personnel that will be involved were also considered. The prevalence of aliteracy among in-school adolescents was established, and the need to reduce it through the collaborative intervention of the establishment of book clubs in secondary schools by stakeholders was also reiterated. There is a need for a holistic overhaul of the library school curriculum to accommodate the training of librarians to reduce aliteracy among in-school adolescents through establishing book clubs.