National Library of Nigeria
National Library of Nigeria | |
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9°03′05″N 7°29′02″E / 9.051314793591688°N 7.484004668405712°E | |
Location | 274 10th Street, Central Business Dis 900103, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria |
Type | |
Legal deposit | Yes, provided in law by:
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Access and use | |
Access requirements | Open to anyone with a need to use the collections and services |
Other information | |
Director | Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi (chief executive, 8 September 2021) |
Website | www |
The National Library of Nigeria came into operation in the mid-1960s with the
The National Library of Nigeria has 33 branches across the country including the FCT.
History and organization
The construction of the library began in 1962 and it was finally opened for public use on 6 November 1964.[11][12] The headquarters was moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1995.[13][14]
The Library Act enacted by the
Mission
The Library is funded by the
The responsibilities of the institution also includes issuing of the
Furthermore, as part of its mandate, the library runs an annual Readership Promotion Campaign all over the country to create awareness about the importance of literacy and to get the citizenry reading.[29][30][31]
Challenges
The National Library of Nigeria has challenges that inhibit it from fulfilling its stated objectives.[32]
- Dilapidated facilities and resources which are as a result of inadequate funding.[33][34]
- The library headquarters operates from rented apartments as the complex which is meant to house it remains uncompleted since it was started in 2006.[35]
- The library has 33 branches and is making efforts to effectively expand to the 36 state capitals of the federation as designated by the library decree of 1970.[36]
- Poor reading culture in Nigeria is also a challenge as this spawns a nonchalant attitude to the growth of the library while hindering the uses of its facilities and services.[37][38]
- Inadequate and non progressive staff training to keep the professionals abreast of current best practices in the ever-evolving information sector especially as pertains to use of technology to organize resources and offer services.[39][40]
- Outdated materials are found in the library, hardly will you get new materials.[41]
Branches
Locations:[42]
- Kano City, Kano State
- Akure, Ondo State
- Garki, Abuja
- Yaba, Lagos State
- Enugu, Enugu State
- Kaduna, Kaduna State
- Jos, Plateau State
- Ibadan, Oyo State
- Minna, Niger State
- Sokoto, Sokoto State
- Katsina, Katsina State
- Umuahia, Abia State
- Yola, Adamawa State
- Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Makurdi, Benue State
- Maiduguri, Borno State
- Calabar, Cross Rivers State
- Benin City Edo State
- Gombe, Gombe State
- Owerri, Imo State
- Dutse, Jigawa State
- Ilorin, Kwara State[43]
- Lafia, Nasarawa State
- Sapon-Abeokuta, Ogun State
- Osogbo, Osun State
- Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
- Jalingo, Taraba State
- Garki, Abuja
Chief Executive Officer
Prof. Chinwe Veronica Anunobi was appointed as chief executive officer of the library on 8 September 2021.[44][45] She has served as the University Librarian of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State.[46][47] She is a member of the Governing Council of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) where she is serving her second term and represents the entire West Africa region.[48] She took over from Prof. Lenrie Olatokunbo Aina who was the chief executive officer of the National Library of Nigeria from 2016 to 2021.[49][50][51]
See also
- National library
- List of libraries in Nigeria
- National Archives of Nigeria
- List of National Libraries
References
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Further reading
- Anthony Olden (1995), "National Library of Nigeria", Libraries in Africa, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810830930
- Enyia, Chris O (1 March 1998). "National library of nigeria at 30: its history and prospects for the future". Journal of Government Information. 25 (2): 149–159. .
- http://www.unn.edu.ng/publications/files/images/thomas%20T..pdf