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the article studies deaf high school students’ satisfaction of Isfahan public library services. A sample of 156 deaf students in Isfahan was given a questionnaire to complete. Fifty-three students (34%) said they used public library services, of which 92.5% had joined the library in the last two years prior to the study. About 77% of users used the library once a week. About 45% used public libraries managed by municipality and 41.5% used mosque libraries. About 77% of users were a little satisfied with the service instructions. There were no significant gender differences in regard with students’ satisfaction of librarians and quality and quantity of physical and welfare facilities.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the status of Mashhad secondary school students’ leisure reading habits and its affecting demographic factors (gender, parental socioeconomic status, parental education level, academic achievement and attitudes to the Internet).
Methodology: The method of the current study is descriptive. 384 students (boys and girls) from the first three grades of high school were randomly selected through multistage sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire. Face validity of the questionnaire was approved by professors and experts and its reliability (0.73) was estimated throughout Cronbach's alpha. Data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive and analytical statistics to answer basic questions and to test the research hypothesis.
Findings: The results show that: 1 –The rank of “free reading” among the favorite activities of students' leisure time was relatively low. 2 - Students were more interested in reading fiction and fantastic books. 3 - The reading barriers of "listening to music", " school assignments," and "watching TV" was more important than other activities . 4 - Students mostly get their needed resources from "bookstores" and "Friends," and the "School Library" is the least important for them.  5 – The students   mainly access their information resources from internet. 6 – There was significant difference between reading habits of boys and girls in some cases like, "reading enjoyment", "buying non-text book materials" and "frequency of reading". Some other factors significantly affect on the students' reading habits, factors such as parents’ education level, family socioeconomic status and academic achievement.
Originality/Value: The novelty of the present paper is determining the relationships between variables "attitude to Internet", "parents' education level", "socioeconomic status" and "academic achievement" and "reading habits" of students in Iran.
 

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Purpose: This research aimed at the determining the relationship between styles of parenting and tendency to reading of adolescents. The case of investigation was Tehran’s high schools.
Methodology: we used survey method for implementation of the research. From different Education and training regions in Tehran, 200 students have chosen, using cluster sampling method. Data collection tools were Baumrind’s questionnaire for parents of the students, and a researcher-made questionnaire for students to measure the reading scale of them.
Findings: The results showed that the parenting styles have significant relationship with tendency of adolescents towards reading, as there was a significant relationship between authoritative parenting style and tendency to reading. Further, there was significant direct relationship between educational and economical level and authoritative parenting style, as the higher educational and economical level, the stronger authoritative style.
Originality/Value: this article seems valuable because it shows that permissive parenting style can’t be lead to good reader children and we must reconsider in our parenting style. 

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Purpose: To identify the effects of social networks on the reading habits of students in Tehran SAMA high schools.
Method: Data collection instrument was a questionnaire. A sample of 250 students, selected using Cochran formula, completed the questionnaire.
Findings: Results showed that students daily class-related reading time was moderate (3/05). Daily non-class-related reading time was low (2/52). Average daily use of social networks was (μ= 2/92). An inverse correlation found between the time spent using social networks and the time spent for class-related study; whereas correlation between the use of social-networks and non-class-related study was direct. The majority of students believed that using social networks prevents both kinds of reading.
Originality: Findings revealed the role of social network in reducing the class related studies and an increase in the non-school studies.
 

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to validate the questionnaire on the lifelong learning readiness of high school users of public libraries.
Methodology: This research is an applied and descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population consists of the high school users of public libraries from whom 201 students were selected by using the random sampling method. The questionnaire of readiness for lifelong learning were translated, localized and adapted from the Kungu's questionnaire (2010). The validity of the questionnaire was verified in terms of content validity by using confirmatory factor analysis and its reliability was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha for each indicator and the whole tool. The reliability value was 0.82, which indicated the suitability of the tool.
Findings: According to the findings of this study, the correlation coefficient between the components "self-directed learning readiness" and "readiness to overcome the barriers to participation in learning" was 88%, and between the components "readiness to respond to triggers for learning" and "readiness to overcome the barriers to participation in learning" was 60%, and betwwen the components "self-directed learning readiness" and "readiness to respond to triggers for learning" was 56%. Validity of the questionnaire was verified in terms of the content validity and by asking for the opinions of experts, and the confirmatory factor analysis model was applied by satisfying the fit index.
Originality/value: The tool applied in the present research can be used in the studies on lifelong learning readiness of users of public libraries as the lifelong learning centers. It can also be used in various studies aimed at assessing the status and factors associated with lifelong learning readiness.