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Did Harry Potter Save Reading Indicators in Poland? – Analysis of State of Readingin Małopolska Voivodshipon on a Basis of all-Polish ResearchA library has become a natural basis for education starting from a primary school toan university. It supports knowledge, aff ects common education, takes part in a processof development of intellectual and emotional progress and broadens horizons ofthose who make use of it. Despite of the aims, society’s links with libraries are alwaysconnected with reading, which is generally comprehended as a social process to satisfydiff erent human needs. However, recently reading indicators have diminishedin Poland, which results in asking a question: why is it so, and what should we do tofi ght it?In this article I am going to discuss statistic data connected with reading level in Polandand in Małopolska voivodship. Th en, I m going to show the most characteristicreading trends, and eventually I am going to present a few good practices used inlibraries to encourage people, especially young ones, to read.