Open AccessThe Role of Mobile Libraries in Developing a Culture of Reading
Author(s) -
Moiemand,
Busi Dlamini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl8052
Subject(s) - reading (process) , service (business) , literacy , mobile technology , population , face (sociological concept) , information literacy , library science , mobile device , sociology , political science , business , computer science , world wide web , pedagogy , marketing , social science , demography , law
South Africa is faced with tremendous library service development and delivery challenges in the face of a rapidly increasing and geographically dispersed population. Learners often come from a background where books and reading are not part of their lives and literacy levels need to be significantly raised. A mobile library service provided to remote schools by one provincial department of education is a successful initiative to improve library service as well as literacy levels and a reading culture. An overview of the role of the mobile library service and other related programs is the focus of this paper.