Balika L. Development of Interest in Reading Among Students in the Process of Activity of School Libraries in Ukraine (1962–1991).

The thesis presents a holistic analysis of the problem of the development of interest in reading among students in the process of activity of school libraries in Ukraine (1962–1991). The key concepts of the research «interest», «interest in reading», «reading», «educational space», «library», «school library», «development of interest in reading among students in the process of activity of school libraries» have been determined; it have been elicited that the key concept «development of interest in reading among students in the activity of school library» marks the whole process of education of ethical and aesthetic qualities of a reader that influences on the development of reader’s cognitive interest that is regarded as a deep and stable orientation of the individual motivation, and the result of socio-cultural and educational environment of school library through the use of various specific forms and methods of activities in accordance with the regulatory documents in the period under review.