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 | 1981[1] | https://portal.atbu.edu.ng/library/ | Academic library |
| African Heritage Research Library and Cultural Center | Adeyipo Village, Ibadan | Oyo State | 1988[2] | https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100033713 | |
| Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Kaduna | Zaria | Kaduna State | 1962 | https://library.abu.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Akwa Ibom State Library[3] | Uyo | Akwa Ibom State | Public library | ||
| Azaiki Public Library | Yenagoa | Bayelsa State | 1998[4] | https://www.azaikilibrary.org/ | Public library |
| Ibom E-library | Uyo | Akwa Ibom State | 2007[5] | Public library | |
| Federal University of Technology Owerri Library | Owerri | Imo State | 1982 | https://library.futo.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Federal University Birnin-Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi State | 2014 | http://www.library.fubk.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Federal University Dutsinma | Dutsin-Ma | Kastina State | 2011 | http://elibrary.fudutsinma.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Federal University Lafia | Lafia | Nasarawa | 2011 | http://library.fulafia.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Federal University Lokoja | Lokoja | Kogi | 2011 | Academic library | |
| National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) Library | Ilorin | Kwara State | 2004[6] | Research library | |
| American University of Nigeria library[2] | Yola | Adamawa State | http://library.aun.edu.ng/ | Academic library | |
| Enugu State Library Board, Central Library | Enugu | Enugu State | 1955[7] | Public library | |
| Anambra State Library Board. | Awka Onitsha, Abagana, Nnewi, Ajalli, Nkpologwu, Amichi, Adazi Nnukwu, Ozubulu, Ihembosi | Anambra State | 1966[3] | http://anambraelibrary.org.ng/index.php/en/ | Public library |
| Badagry Divisional Library[3] | https://libraryboard.lagosstate.gov.ng/ | Public library | |||
| Bauchi State Library Board | Bauchi | Bauchi State | 1976[7] | Public library | |
| Bayelsa Public Library | Yenagoa | Bayelsa | Construction began 2002 (ongoing)[3] | Public library | |
| Bayero University library | kano | Kano State | 1964 | https://library.buk.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Borno House Library[3] | Jakande Estate, Amuwo Odofin | Public library | |||
| Cross River State Library[3] | Calabar | Cross River State | 1989[8] | Public library | |
| Delta State Polytechnic Library | Oghara | Delta State | Nov 2002 | https://ogharapoly.edu.ng/academics/library | Academic library |
| Edo State Library Board | Benin City | Edo State | 1971[7] | Public library | |
| Enugu State Central Library | Enugu | Enugu State | 1956[7] | ||
| Epe Divisional Library[3] | Epe | Lagos state | Public library | ||
| Goethe Institute library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1962[9] | ||
| Gombe State University Library | Gombe | Gombe State | Academic Library | ||
| Henry Carr Library[3] | Agege, Lagos | Public library | |||
| Herbert Macaulay Library[3] | Yaba, Lagos | Lagos State | Public library | ||
| High Court Library of Lagos State | Lagos State | 1900 | Law library | ||
| Ikeja Secretariat Library | Ikeja | Lagos State | 1980[3] | Public library | |
| Ikorodu Divisional Library[3] | Ikorodu[10] | Lagos State[10] | Public library | ||
| Ilupeju Public Library[3] | Ilupeju | Public library | |||
| Imo State Library Board[7] | Owerri | Imo State | 1976 | Public library | |
| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture library | Ibadan | 1969 | |||
| Ipaja Public Library[3] | Shagari Estate | Public library | |||
| Isolo Public Library[3] | Isolo | Lagos State | Public library | ||
| Jenta Reads Community Library | Jenta Mangoro, Jos | Plateau State | 2017 | Public library | |
| Jos Museum library | Jos | Plateau State | 1952[9] | ||
| Kaduna State Library Board | Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1952[7] | Public library | |
| Kano State Library Board | Kano | Kano State | 1968[7] | Public library | |
| Kenneth Dike Memorial Library[3] | Awka | Anambra State | |||
| Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan | Ibadan | Oyo State | 1948[11] | http://library.ui.edu.ng/ | Academic library |
| Kwara State Library[3] | Ilorin | Kwara State | 1968[7] | Public library | |
| Lagos City Libraries[7] | Lagos | Lagos State | Public library | ||
| Lagos Library[7] | Lagos | Lagos State | 1932[12] | Subscription library | |
| Lagos State e-learning Centre[3] | Lagos | Lagos State | 2012 | Public library | |
| Lagos State Library Board | Ikeja | Lagos State | 1964[7] | Public library | |
| Medical Research Institute library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1945 | https://www.mri.gov.lk/units/health-information/mri-library/ | Medical library |
| National Library of Nigeria | Abuja | Federal Capital Territory | 1962[9] | https://www.nln.gov.ng/ | National library |
| National Library, Calabar[3] | Calabar | Cross River State | 1964 | National | |
| National Library, Kwara[3] | Ilorin | Kwara State | National | ||
| National Museum library | Lagos | Lagos State | 1957[9] | ||
| Nile University of Nigeria Library | Abuja | Federal Capital Territory | 2009 | https://nileuniversity.edu.ng/nile-library/ | Academic library |
| Northern Regional Library | Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1967[13] | Public library | |
| Ogun State Library | Abeokuta | Ogun State | 1976[7] | Public library | |
| Ondo State Library Board | Akure | Ondo State | 1976[7] | Public library | |
| Orolu Local Government Library | Ifon Osun | Osun State | 1990[7] | Public library | |
| Oyo State Library[3] | Ibadan | Oyo State | 1954[7] | Public library | |
| Plateau State Library Board | Jos | Plateau State | 1976[7] | Public library | |
| Rivers State Central Library | Port Harcourt | Rivers State | 1962[7] | Public library | |
| Tolu Public Library[3] | Ajegunle | Lagos State | Public library | ||
| Unesco mobile library | Enugu State | 1958[13] | Mobile library | ||
| University of Jos Library, Jos | Jos | Plateau State | 1972 | https://www.unijos.edu.ng/library | Academic library |
| University of Nigeria, Nsukka libraries | Nsukka | Enugu State | 1960 | http://unn.edu.ng/library | Academic library |
| Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries | Ikoyi | Lagos State | 2000 | http://zodml.org/ | |
| Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta | Abeokuta | Ogun State | 1988[14] | Nimbe Adedipe Library, FUNAAB | Academic library |
| Donald E. U. Ekong Library, University of Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt | Rivers State | http://library.uniport.edu.ng/ | Academic library | |
| Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library | Abeokuta | Ogun state | 2017[15] | https://oopl.org.ng/ | Private library |
| Abdullahi Mohammed Public Library, A.B.U Samaru | Samaru - Zaria | Kaduna State | 1963 | https://librarytechnology.org/library/42624 | Public Library |
See also
References
- ↑ "ATBU Library". portal.atbu.edu.ng. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- 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.
- ↑ "Homepage". Azaiki Public Library. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Akwa Ibom e-library finally opens, with a fee - Premium Times Nigeria". 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "AUN Library -- American University of Nigeria". librarytechnology.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710
- ↑ "Citizens bemoan shameful condition of C-River library". Vanguard News. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Glenn L. Sitzman (1988), "Nigeria", African Libraries, Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810820935
- 1 2 "Ikorodu Divisional Library - Nigerias Information Portal, Nigeria Business Directory". businesses.connectnigeria.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ↑ C.C. Aguolou; et al. (2006). "Impact of Technology on Library Collections and Services in Nigeria". In Ravindra N. Sharma (ed.). 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.
- ↑ "Historical Background of 'Nimbe Adedipe Library Library, FUNAAB". FUNAAB. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ Pungitore, Verna L. (December 1993). "State Standards, Planning, and Public Library Size". Public Library Quarterly. 13 (4): 45–56. doi:10.1300/j118v13n04_06. ISSN 0161-6846.
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 (4): 461–483. doi:10.1016/0020-7837(77)90020-6.
- 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.
- Aina, A. J.; Ogungbeni, J. I.; Adigun, J. A.; and Ogundipe, T. C., "Poor Reading Habits Among Nigerians: The Role of Libraries" (2011). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 529. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/529
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