The state of readership in Poland is improving

According to the latest report by the National Library, 42 percent of respondents have read at least one book (or its fragment) in the 12 months preceding the survey. This is the best result in six years, although still not good. This means an increase of 3 percent per year and by 5 percent over two years. Although home book collections are more often found where people up to 18 years of age live, having books at home is still not a common phenomenon. There is still a need to promote reading, especially among children and adolescents. This is the goal of the Hestia Literary Journey competition, which has just ended.

The study by the National Library showed that people aged 15–18 read mainly school books and fiction for young people. When choosing books, schoolchildren over 15 years of age were only marginally (5 percent) guided by news from the Internet, and they mainly read school books. On the other hand, spontaneous reading is more likely to be stimulated by information from the Internet or by conversations with colleagues.

"There are many attractive titles on the market. We see the potential of classical literature for children and young people in all of this, because it teaches sensitivity, allows us to perceive the world on an emotional level, and gives a wise lesson in humility, asking more questions than giving answers. In this sense, fiction is a different type of medium than non-fiction books, biographies, or handbooks," Magdalena Kąkolewska, president of the Hestia Artistic Journey Foundation, said.

(Newseria)