THE RANGE OF READING AMONG THE MODERN YOUTH

<p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Relevance</span> <span class="char-style-override-1">of the topic</span> is determined by the social need for the whole person, in the formed through the social and civic engagement and highly educated member of the society, with the formed ideology. The article deals with social aspects of work aimed at promoting reading among young people.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Purpose.</span> Promotion of reading among young people; the formation of ideas about the library as a modern information space.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Results.</span> The article presents the results of a social project implemented in 2013-2014 in the Eastern State Medical University and «The centralized system of public libraries of Khabarovsk». Students’ reading interests of the Eastern State Medical University are studi-ed. The results of this investigation is represented. A classification of «readers» is done. The mechanisms and instruments for the formation of reading culture for the students of the Eas-tern State Medical University and the younger generation in general are suggested.</p><p class="x-----------" xml:lang="en-US"><span class="char-style-override-1">Practical implications.</span> The results of the study can be used to write programs that promote the book resource and the process of obtaining information through reading.