Abstract
This study is on library facilities for inclusive participation in story-hour programmes in
public libraries in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study. Descriptive
survey research design was adopted for the study. The entire population was used for the
study. Two validated instruments; observation checklists and structured interviews were
used to generate data for the study. The findings of the study showed that the activities that
make up the story-hour programmes of public libraries in Anambra State are such that
encourage inclusive participation during story-hour programmes. The findings also
revealed that there are facilities for effective story-hour programmes in the public libraries
but not used due to the absence of story-hour programmes in most of the public libraries in
Anambra State. Several recommendations were made among which were that the activities
of story-hour programmes should be harnessed and sustained in all the public libraries in
Anambra State to encourage inclusive participation. Story-hour programmes should be
conducted during weekends so that children that are mostly occupied with school and
extra mural lessons during the week can participate. The management of public libraries
should adopt possible measures such as the use of posters, bulletins, media and internet to
sensitize members of the public on the availability of story-hour activities in the public
libraries. This will go a long way at ensuring the use of library facilities for effective storyhour
programmes.
Keywords: Library Facilities, Story-hour programmes, Public Libraries
Publication Date: 2026-05-02