Kwara state library

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Kwara State Library
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Kwara state library
8°29′14″N4°33′58″E / 8.487288621824975°N 4.566117237078743°E / 8.487288621824975; 4.566117237078743
LocationKwara state, Nigeria
Type public library
Established1967
Branches3

Kwara State Library is a public library in Kwara State, Nigeria. The library was established soon after the state was created in 1967 when it was found that the library in Kaduna was inadequate. The library was renovated in 2005, establishing the administrative, technical, and acquisition divisions. [1] Its headquarters are in the state capital Ilorin, with divisional libraries in Jebba and Offa. It was established with the aim of providing qualitative and adequate reading resources for the people of the state, irrespective of age, educational background, status in the state, religion and gender.

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History

Kaduna state library served the residents of the Northern Region until Kwara state and other states were established in 1967. Kwara state library was created the same year, with area court building as the first location. Afterwards it was moved to other places until the current library was built by the military governor, colonel Ahmed Abdullahi. Aside the materials from the previous library, about £ 300 was released to equip the new library. [2] Ibrahim Babangida was the military president that commissioned Kwara state library on 21 November 1990. The library was renovated by the then, governor of the state. Bukola Saraki in 2005. [3] The current government of the state promised spend about N100m to renovate the state library complex and use it as a launchpad for e-learning and temporary headquarters for the state’s innovation hub [4] [5]

Collections

There are books in form of hardcopy and softcopy in the library, the softcopy are accessed from specific website used by the library. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Abdulwahab Olanrewaju Issa; Mulikat Bola Aliyu; Adegboyega Franceis Adedeji; Akangbe Bisiola Rachel (March 2012). "Disaster Preparedness at the State Public Library, Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Information needs and information seeking behaviour of children in public libraries - a case study of Kwara State library board, Ilorin". www.classgist.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. ↑ Akinleye, Femi Idowu (October 2008). "THE EFFECTS OF LIBRARY AUTOMATION ON THE USERS OF KWARA STATE LIBRARY BOARD ILORIN". Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Oyekola, Tunde (October 18, 2019). "Kwara to spend N100m on state library, e-learning". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ III, Admin (2019-10-18). "Kwara to spend N100m on state library, e-learning, innovation hub". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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