School Library and the Development of Domains of Learning in Children

Abstract

The study reviewed the contributions of school library to the development of thethree domains of learning in the formation of total child. The concept of total childas well as the three domains of learning cognitive, af ective and psychomotor weredescribed. The subdivisions of the three domains of learning with the roles eachsubdivision played in formation of total child were fully stated. The relationship between the three domains of learning and the influence of school libraries and its resources on them were also discussed. Finally,  provision of school libraries in all primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, stocking of all school libraries in Nigeria with various library  resources that can cater for dif erent categories of users, employment of library professionals into all school libraries in Nigeria and  inclusion of library hour into school time tables in all primary and secondary schools inNigeria were recommended.