Initiatives to promote library use among students are known as which?

• A. Outreach Programs
• B. Library Advocacy
• C. Budgeting
• D. Cataloging

Answer: (A)

Outreach programs are initiatives designed to actively reach students and encourage them to use the library. In a school setting, this means classroom visits, book talks, reading clubs, library orientations, author visits, and collaborations with teachers to promote resources and services. The idea is to make the library feel accessible and relevant, meeting students where they are and showing how library resources can support learning and reading helped by hands-on activities or demonstrations. The other terms don’t fit as well: budgeting is about money and financial planning for the library; cataloging is the process of organizing and describing materials so they can be found; library advocacy focuses on persuading stakeholders of the library’s value rather than directly boosting student usage.