As a student that craves academic validation (lol I blame it on being a Capricorn). I find myself always trying to better my GPA or earn extra credit. It has been suggested that a direct correlation to students that use the library during their school journey have higher GPAs.
In this article, "The Academic Library's contribution to student success: library instruction and GPA," written by Ula Gaha, Suzanne Hinnefeld and Catherine Pellegrino they go into depth about a study conducted on the undergraduate students attending Hong Kong Baptist University. It is stated in the article that "over 8,000 transcripts were evaluated and those that attended library workshops or spent time within the library collectively had higher GPAs" than their peers. (Gaha, Hinnefeld,Pellegrino pg. 3) It is highlighted that the workshop that had a big turn out and response with students was the one about library research! I find that so exciting and something absolutely worth mentioning.
To reflect back on the topic of libraries and student success, there are so many studies and articles out in the world that will prove this theory true over and over again. Having a library in schools at a young age will help students become comfortable with utilizing the resources the library has to offer.
From a young elementary age, libraries set the foundation for student success.
Gaha, U., Hinnefeld, S., & Pellegrino, C. (2018). The Academic Library’s Contribution to Student Success: Library Instruction and GPA. College & Research Libraries, 79(6), 737–746. https://doi-org.palomar.idm.oclc.org/10.5860/crl.79.6.737
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