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ABSTRACT

The paper investigated the library resources as a correlate of good reading habits' development in social studies. Library resources are records of human knowledge on paper or in electronic form for easy handling, storage, use, and preservation. The information contained in the documents represents the authors' thoughts and knowledge. Documents are available in a variety of print and non-print forms. Books, databases, electronic books, electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias, journals and e-journals, official publications, online newspapers, referencing resources, video, image, and sound resources, and so on are all examples of library resources. In order to develop the collection of a library, we must know about the categories of reading material, their types, forms, uses and characteristics. Reading habits are an important tool for the development of personalities and the mental capacities of individuals. Every child needs to become fully competent in reading in order to succeed in school and to discharge their responsibilities as a citizen of a democratic society. Reading is a total integrative process that starts with the reader and includes the following domains: the affective, the perceptual, and the cognitive. The paper summarized that reading is a cognitive process that involves decoding symbols to arrive at meaning, and reading with a purpose helps the reader direct information towards a goal and focus their attention. One of the recommendations was that the government should ensure that libraries have sufficient stocks of books that reflect the curriculum being taught at the school, and ensure the availability of well-trained teacher librarians to run the school libraries.