Correlates of School Library Development in Calabar, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling

The study investigated the correlates of school library development in Calabar, Nigeria. Two hypotheses guided the study. A thirty item structured questionnaire was developed and validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation. This was administered to a total of four hundred and fifty respondents comprising of principals, vice-principals and library staff of the secondary schools in the study area. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used for data analysis. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between the negative attitude of principals of secondary schools and the school library development. A significant relationship also existed between funding and school library development in Calabar. Based on this it was recommended that government should set a compulsory benchmark for every secondary school in the state as a condition towards having a functional, current, well stocked library. Philanthropic organizations and private investors in the state should be made to promote the development of school library service by presenting books as donations to schools. Keywords: Library Development, Counselling, Principal attitude