Academic Paper from the year 2024 in the subject Social Studies (General), grade: Bachelor degree, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen, Bocholt, Recklinghausen, language: English, abstract: This study sought to investigate the impacts of effective use of library on the improvement of teaching and learning process of history in Rwandan secondary schools. The research was guided by three specific objectives. The first was to evaluate the level of effective use of the library by G. SMURAMA students and teachers during the teaching and learning process. The second was to identify various challenges faced by G.S MURAMA teachers and students in the use of library while teaching and learning History subject. The third objective was to investigate how the use of library at GS MURAMA has impacts on the improvement of the teaching and learning process of History subject. The target population was the students, teachers and administration staff of GS Murama. The sample was 78 respondents sampled from was 354 students in secondary level, 12 teachers and 3 administrative staff of GS Murama. This sample was found by using the purposive sampling and stratified random sampling procedure. The data was collected by using, questionnaire, interviews, and critical observation. This study was a qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Therefore, the findings were discussed by using a descriptive manner and data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22 and advanced Microsoft excel. The results show us regarding impact of effective use of library in improving teaching and learning process of History indicated to the respond related to situation of performance History after effective using library in teaching and learning process were 29.4% of respondents announced that facilitate the teacher to achieve teaching objectives, 25.6% of asserted it increases motivation and interest of learners, 20% announced that performance assignment and exercises were increased , while 17.9% proposed that it increase in research habits and reading culture and 6.4% marks of students increased in exams which resulted high performance rate. Among the strategies suggested as measures to encourage improve effective use of library during teaching and learning History were make read competition, make time table, motivate the readers and improve reading culture and research habit.