THE CONTENT OF DEVELOPING A READING CULTURE AMONG STUDENTS

Books and the desire to read them play an important role in the activities of students who are stepping into independent life but have not yet fully defined their life goals while striving for intellectual maturity. Unfortunately, however, under the influence of global informatization, the approach to the high spiritual and moral values humanity has revered for centuries has fundamentally changed. The principles of humanity are being rejected, replaced by such negative phenomena as individualism, immorality, materialism, and digital dependence. In the current context, reading serves as a means of fostering students' spiritual and moral education in the spirit of respect for timeless universal and national values. Developing a culture of reading among students is a complex process that requires an integrated approach. The article discusses the process of developing a reading culture among students and its effective organization.