School Library and Students' Motivation Towards Learning in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria

This study investigated school library and students' motivation towards learning in public senior secondary schools in Oyo State. Regardless of the prominence of school library, its procedure in terms of agreement to motivation of students towards learning cannot be overstated. Hence, the assessment of the students' features is determined so as to recognize the conformation of the students to the school library patronage. A descriptive survey research design was used and the population of the study comprised of all the public senior secondary school students in the three senatorial districts (Oyo North, Oyo Central and Oyo South) in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure consisting of random sampling technique and purposive sampling techniques was used. Random sampling technique was used to select fifteen (15) schools from each of the three (3) senatorial districts making a total of forty-five (45) schools. Using a purposive sampling technique-the institution with a working library and students in attendance for at least ten terms to select. One thousand three hundred and sixty-four (1,364) students were selected for the study. Thirty (30) item instrument was adapted from works done by Harisanty, Liman, Rasegojwa and Muhammad. Variables such as gender and status of class (level) were investigated. Data analysis was descriptive and analytical using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. On the strength of this findings, the null hypothesis being tested was accepted. The finding is not gender biased nor class (level) different. Therefore, the patronage of school library will assist students in their learning.