The State of School Libraries in Adamawa State

The study examined the state of school libraries in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Survey research design was used for the study. Multi- stage sampling procedure was employed in selecting 12 School Libraries for the study. The population of the study comprised of twelve (12) library in charge officers. The research instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistic. The findings of the study revealed that the staff strength of school library is very low; majority of the schools had few materials in their library, majority of the library officers in charge are no-professional and has low qualification and majority of the secondary school libraries had no school library period their school time table. It has been concluded that the staff strength of school library is very low. It is also concluded that majority of the schools had few materials in their libraries. It has been recommends among others that post primary education management board should work hand in hand with the Adamawa State Library Board to employ enough library personnel in school libraries.