DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i03.012

Pages: 552-557

School libraries play an important role in the development of educational and intellectual life of students. Establishment of libraries at school level has been neglected in developing countries including Pakistan. Rawalpindi is the fourth-largest city of Pakistan consisting on seven tehsil (sub-division), Gujar Khan is one the tehsil. The aim of this study is to know the existence of school libraries in public sector schools of targeted area. Fifty-seven percent schools have libraries, 33.3 schools have their collection between 1001-2000, whereas only one library has its collection more than 3000. Only one library has periodical collection, four libraries purchasing newspapers, none of the library has professional staff and library budget. The ratio of daily library use is higher (47.6%) in teaching staff as compare to students (28.6%). This article also provides a vision for improvement of school libraries in Pakistan. There is a dire need to prepare and implement school library policy for the public sector education system in Pakistan.