%0 Journal Article
%T Reading Culture of Students of the Władysław Grabski School of Economics, Tourism and Hotel Management in Lodz
%A Rzadkowolska, Magdalena
%J Homo et Societas
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/25436104HS.18.006.12307
%N Issue 3/2018
%P 62-81
%K book interest, reading, young people
%@ 2543-6104
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/homo-et-societas/article/kultura-czytelnicza-uczniow-zespolu-szkol-ekonomiczno-turystyczno-hotelarskich-im-wladyslawa-grabskiego-w-lodzi
%X The problem of the reading culture of various groups environments and age constantly interests researchers. Especially that the percentage of readers is decreasing. Currently, only 40% of Poles read books. Do technical school students want to read books? What are their reading interests? Do parents encourage them to read?  These questions were asked in surveys conducted among students of Władysław Grabski School of Economics, Tourism and Hotel Management in Lodz, one of the best high schools in this region and in Poland. The theoretical part of this article focuses on the issues of book culture and reading culture in Poland. It is based on the results of research conducted by the National Library in 2017. Presented data emphasis book interests of respondents at the age 15–24. According to the author’s own research, women are intense readers, while men are sporadic or systematic readers. Young readers most often use home libraries or borrow books from their peers. They do not have the habit of using libraries of different types. They read fantasy and crime novels. Unfortunately, parents do not encourage young people to read and do not buy books for them.