THE SPECIFICITY OF FUNCTIONING OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES (1962–1991)

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of analyzing the activity of school libraries in 1962–1991. The attention is focused on the role of the law of Ukraine «On strengthening the connection of school with life», which marked a new stage in the development of public education and training, particularly activity of school libraries; legal documents about activity of school libraries are analyzed. It is clarified that the main tasks of school libraries in the investigated period was to determine the formation in students love to books, to culture of reading, formation the interest of reading, ability to use the library, instilling in student’s love of reading