List of libraries in Nigeria
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The following is a list of libraries in Nigeria.
Listing
| Library | Location | State | Year Established | Website | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library | Bauchi | Bauchi State | Academic | ||
| African Heritage Research Library | Ila Orangun | Osun State | 1988[1] | ||
| Akwa Ibom State Library[2] | Uyo | Akwa Ibom State | Public library | ||
| National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) Library | Ilorin | Kwara State | Research Library | ||
| American University of Nigeria library[1] | Yola | Adamawa State | Academic library | ||
| Anambra State Library Board, central library | Enugu | Anambra State | 1955[3] | Public | |
| Anambra State public library | Onitsha | Anambra State | 1966[2] | Public | |
| Badagry Divisional Library[2] | Public | ||||
| Bauchi State Library Board | Bauchi | Bauchi State | 1976[3] | Public | |
| Bayelsa Public Library | Bayelsa | Construction began 2002 (ongoing)[2] | Public | ||
| Bayero University library | Kano State | Academic | |||
| Borno House Library[2] | Jakande Estate, Amuwo Odofin | Public | |||
| Cross River State Library[2] | Calabar | Cross River State | Public | ||
| Edo S
ta te Library Board |
Benin City | Edo State | 1971[3] | ||
| Enugu State Central Library | Enugu | Enugu State | 1956[3] | ||
| Epe Divisional Library[2] | Public | ||||
| Goethe Institute library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1962[4] | ||
| Henry Carr Library[2] | Agege, Lagos | Public | |||
| Herbert Macaulay Library[2] | Yaba, Lagos | Public | |||
| High Court Library of Lagos State | Lagos State | 1900[5] | Law library | ||
| Ikeja Secretariat Library | Ikeja | Lagos State | 1980[2] | Public | |
| Ikorodu Divisional Library[2] | Public | ||||
| Ilupeju Public Library[2] | Ilupeju | Public | |||
| Imo State Library Board[3] | Owerri | Imo State | 1976 | Public | |
| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture library | Ibadan | 1969[5] | |||
| Ipaja Public Library[2] | Shagari Estate | Public | |||
| Isolo Public Library[2] | Isolo | Lagos State | Public | ||
| Jos Museum library | Jos | 1952[4] | |||
| Kaduna State Library Board | Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1952[3] | Public | |
| Kano State Library Board | Kano | Kano State | 1968[3] | Public | |
| Kenneth Dike Memorial Library[2] | Awka | Anambra State | |||
| Kenneth Onwuka Dike University Library, University of Ibadan | Ibadan | Oyo State | 1948[6] | Website | Academic |
| Kwara State Library[2] | Ilorin | Kwara State | 1968[3] | Public | |
| Lagos City Libraries[3] | Lagos | Lagos State | Public | ||
| Lagos Library[3] | Lagos | Lagos State | 1932[7] | Subscription library | |
| Lagos State e-learning Centre[2] | Lagos | Lagos State | Public | ||
| Lagos State Library Board | Ikeja | Lagos State | 1964[3] | Public | |
| Medical Research Institute library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1945[5] | Medical library | |
| National Library of Nigeria | 1962[4] | National library | |||
| National Library, Calabar[2] | Calabar | Cross River State | National | ||
| National Library, Kwara[2] | Ilorin | National | |||
| National Museum library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1957[4] | ||
| Northern Regional Library | Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1967[8] | Public | |
| Ogun State Library | Abeokuta | Ogun State | 1976[3] | Public | |
| Ondo State Library Board | Akure | Ondo State | 1976[3] | Public | |
| Oyo State Library[2] | Ibadan | Oyo State | 1954[3] | Public | |
| Plateau State Library Board | Jos | Plateau State | 1976[3] | Public | |
| Rivers State Central Library | Port Harcourt | Rivers State | 1962[3] | Public | |
| Tolu Public Library[2] | Ajegunle | Lagos State | Public | ||
| Unesco mobile library | Enugu State | 1958[8] | Mobile library | ||
| University of Jos Library, Jos | Jos | Plateau State | 1972 | Academic | |
| University of Nigeria, Nsukka libraries | Nsukka | Enugu State | Website | Academic | |
| Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries | Ikoyi | Lagos State | 2000 | Website |
See also
References
- 1 2 "African Libraries and Archives". Africa South of the Sahara. USA: Stanford University. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Shame of a nation: Problem-ridden public libraries". The Punch. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710
- 1 2 3 4 Glenn L. Sitzman (1988), "Nigeria", African Libraries, Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810820935
- 1 2 3 Sam C. Nwoye (1977), "Libraries in Nigeria", in Allen Kent; et al., Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Marcel Dekker Inc, ISBN 9780824721206
- ↑ C.C. Aguolou; et al. (2006). "Impact of Technology on Library Collections and Services in Nigeria". In Ravindra N. Sharma. The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810854481.
- ↑ C.C. Aguolu (1980). "Evolution of the National Library of Nigeria: Antecedents, Establishment, and Recent Development". Journal of Library History. USA. 15.
- 1 2 Anthony Olden (1985). "Constraints on the Development of Public Library Service in Nigeria". Library Quarterly. USA. 55.
Further reading
Bayero University library, Kano, 2011
- Published in the 20th century
- S.B. Aje (1956). "Public Libraries in Western Nigeria: a General Survey". West African Library Association News. 2.
- J.A. Faseyi (1968). "Public Library Service in the Former Northern Nigeria". Nigerian Libraries. 4.
- C.C. Aguolu (1977). "The Foundations of Modern Libraries in Nigeria". International Library Review. 9.
- Anthony Olden (1995), "Northern Nigeria Regional Library", Libraries in Africa, Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810830930
- Published in the 21st century
- D.F. Elaturoti (2002), "Development of Public and School Libraries in Nigeria", Proceedings of the PanAfrican PanArab Conference on Public and School Libraries, The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, ISBN 9070916851
- Christian Chukwunedu Aguolu; I.E. Aguolu, eds. (2002), Libraries and information management in Nigeria, Maiduguri, Nigeria: Ed-Linform Services, ISBN 9789788023012
- David Raitt, ed. (2005). "ICT Developments in Nigerian Libraries". The Electronic Library. 23.
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