<![CDATA[The library at Muhammadiyah 8 Middle School, Bandung, has not been followed by high interest in reading among students. This study aims to analyze condition of library collections, analyzing the level of students' interest in reading, and analyzing the magnitude of the influence of library collections on participants' reading interest students at Muhammadiyah 8 Junior High School, Bandung. The research used a descriptive approach. quantitative with a causal descriptive design. Data were collected through a questionnaire Likert scale, observation, and documentation of 75 students in grades 7 and 8 selected using proportional random sampling technique from a population of 300 students, then analyzed using simple linear regression. The result of the study shows that the library collection is in the high category (average 3.56), while students' reading interest is in the sufficient category (average 3.28), with an interesting gap between the high affective dimension and the still low behavioral dimension. Regression analysis produces the equation Y= 6.399 + 0.917X with F count 64.727 and t count 8.045 (Sig. 0.000 < 0.05), which proves that there is a positive and significant influence on library collections on reading interest. The coefficient of determination (R²) value of 0.470 indicates Library collections contribute 47.0% to participants' reading interest education, while the remaining 53.0% is influenced by other factors outside this research. It can be concluded that the gap between high pleasure/interest with active involvement is still low, it becomes a critical point that needs to be addressed. intervened, so that the quality and currency of the collection increases libraries need to be integrated with strategies that encourage active reading behavior.]]>
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