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The following is a list of libraries in Ghana.
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The following is a list of libraries in Ghana.
| Library | Location | Year Established | Website | Type |
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| Street Library Ghana | Accra | 2011 [1] | Public - Youth & Children | |
| Accra Central Library [2] | Accra | 1956 (approximate date) [3] | Public | |
| Accra Technical University Library | Accra | 1949 [1] | http://atu.edu.gh/library/ | Academic |
| Accra Technical Training Centre Library | Accra | 1966 [1] | Academic | |
| Achimota School Library | Accra | 1927 [1] | Academic | |
| Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development | Kumasi | 1966 | https://aamusted.edu.gh/library/ | Academic |
| Ashanti Regional Library [2] | Kumasi | 1954 [1] | Public | |
| Balme Library, University of Ghana | Legon | 1959 [4] | Academic | |
| Bolgatanga regional library [5] | Bolgatanga | |||
| Bolgatanga Technical University Library | Bolgatanga | 1999 | https://www.bolgatu.edu.gh/ | Academic |
| University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC-GIJ) | Accra | 1959 [1] [6] | https://gij.edu.gh/library/ | Academic |
| Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Library | Accra | 1961 [1] | www | Academic |
| Ghana School of Law Library | Accra | 1958 [1] [7] | Professional | |
| Greater Accra Regional Library [2] | Accra | 1949 | www | Public |
| Ho regional library [5] | <Ho> | |||
| Kehillah Center and Public Library | Accra | 2022 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kehillah+Center+and+Public+Library/@5.6254896,-0.2967437,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xfdf9b8bc51d0ded:0x29bae9af80da60aa!8m2!3d5.6254896!4d-0.294555 | Public |
| Koforidua regional library [5] | Koforidua | |||
| Kpandu Technical Institute Library | Kpandu | 1972 [1] | Academic | |
| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Library | Kumasi | 1952 [1] | https://library.knust.edu.gh/ | Academic |
| Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD) [8] [9] | Accra | 2020 | loatad | |
| Northern Regional Library [2] | Tamale | |||
| George Padmore Research Library [10] | Accra | National | ||
| SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Wa | 2019 | https://ubids.edu.gh/library | Academic |
| Sunyani Technical University Library | Sunyani | 1997 [1] [11] | Academic | |
| Sunyani regional library [5] | ||||
| Supreme Court Library | 1909 [5] | |||
| Takoradi Polytechnic Library | Takoradi | 1958 [1] | Academic | |
| Todd and Ruth Warren Library, Ashesi University | Berekuso | 2002 | http://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/library.html Archived 2022-10-05 at the Wayback Machine | Academic |
| Trinity College Library | Accra | 1948 [1] | Academic | |
| University for Development Studies Library | Tamale | 1993 [1] | https://uds.edu.gh/library/ | Academic |
| Sam Jonah Library, University of Cape Coast | Cape Coast | 1962 [1] [12] | https://library.ucc.edu.gh/ | Academic |
| University of Education Library | Winneba | 1992 [1] | https://www.uew.edu.gh/main/library Archived 2023-01-04 at the Wayback Machine | Academic |
| University of Media, Arts and Communication - GIJ Library | Accra | 2020 [13] | https://library.gij.edu.gh/ | Academic |
| Upper East Regional Library [2] | [Bolgatanga] | |||
| Upper West Regional Library [5] | <Wa> | |||
| Western Regional Library [2] | Sekondi | 1955 [1] | ||
| Wechiau Community Library | Wechiau | 2011 | www.wechiau.org | General |
| Koforidua Technical University Library | Koforidua | 1997 | library | Academic |
| Tamale Technical University Library | Tamale | 1963 | tatu | Academic |
| Cape Coast Technical University Library | Cape Coast | 1986 [14] | https://cctu.edu.gh/site/page.php?id=69357 | Academic |
| Ho Technical University Library | Ho | 1968 | https://library.htu.edu.gh/services/ | Academic |
| Hilla Liman Technical University Library | Wa | 1999 | https://dhltu.edu.gh/ | Academic |
| China Europe International Business School Library | Accra | 2008 | library | Academic |
| Zenith University College Library | Accra | 2001 | www | Academic |
| Jayee University Library | Accra | 1988 | https://juc.edu.gh/page?id=8543299 Archived 2024-07-08 at the Wayback Machine | Academic |
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It lies adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. In 1957 Ghana became the first colony in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve sovereignty, under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah.
Cape Coast is a city, a fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District in the Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, and home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea situated to its south. It was also the first capital of Ghana. According to the 2021 census, Cape Coast had a settlement population of 189,925 people. The language of the people of Cape Coast is Fante.
The Western region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points, where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in June 2007. The region covers an area of 13,842 km2, and had a population of 2,060,585 at the 2021 Census. It has a coastline that stretches from South Ghana's border with Ivory Coast to the it's boundary with the Central region on the east.
Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as an industrial and commercial center with a population of 245,382 people, according to the 2021 census. Since 2021 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Abdul-Mumin Issah. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi.
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus and the Northern Campus. Two of the most important historical sites in Ghana, Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, are a few kilometers away from its campus.
Ashesi University is a private, non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Berekuso, near Accra. The mission of Ashesi University is to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within students the critical thinking skills, the concern for others, and the courage it will take to transform the continent.
The Pentecost University is a private university located at Sowutuom in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It was founded by The Church of Pentecost (COP) and evolved from The Pentecost Bible College which initially trained only Lay Leaders and full-time Ministers for the COP. On May 22, 2003, J. A. Kufuor, the former President of Ghana, inaugurated PUC at the Sowutuom campus. The first PUC Council was inducted on May 6, 2004. Pentvars was accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB), Ghana in November 2004 and awarded its Presidential Charter on May 28, 2020, by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana. Prior to receiving a Presidential Charter, the university was affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast, and University of Ghana. On June 1, 2020, the university announced the appointment of Rev. Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, who replaces Apostle Daniel Okyere Walker, as the first Vice-Chancellor since the university became fully-fledged.
Adisadel College, popularly known as "Adisco", is an Anglican boys' boarding school in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was established by Rt. Rev. Nathaniel T Hamlyn in 1910. Adisadel College is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ghana, and was ranked 10th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based on quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. Recently, they were ranked among the best senior high schools in Ghana per WAEC standards and is the best senior high schools in Cape Coast according to the YEN in 2024.
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian academic and politician who is the Vice President-elect of Ghana. She served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017. She is a full professor of literature. She served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast. She currently serves as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa.
Ghana's most popular sport is football, followed by boxing, Athletics, Badminton and basketball.
Emmanuel Evans-Anfom was a Ghanaian physician, scholar, university administrator, and public servant who served as the second Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from 1967 to 1973.
The University of Media, Arts and Communication- Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), formerly the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), is a public university in Ghana. The University is a merger of the erstwhile Ghana Institute of Journalism, the National Film and Television Institute, established and the Ghana Institute of Languages. The institute is accredited by the National Accreditation Board.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Accra, Ghana.
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), is an independent technology-focused research university based in Accra, Ghana. The university comprises six schools and three institutes.
The Balme Library, established in 1948 is located on the main campus of the University of Ghana. The Balme Library was named after David Mowbray Balme, the first Principal of the University of Ghana. The Balme Library is the main library of the University of Ghana and is also the largest within the University of Ghana Library System (UGLS). It is endowed with information resources, IT infrastructure and expert staff. Since its establishment in 1948, the library has gone through successive growth with its printed book collection totaling over 400,000 volumes. The library subscribes to an increasing number of online databases including electronic journals (e-journals) and electronic books (e-books).
Helena R. Asamoah-Hassan is a Ghanaian librarian who is the present executive director of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), the board chair for the Ghana Library Authority and the secretary general of African Regional Memory of the World Committee.
The Ghana Library Authority, established in 1950 as the Ghana Library Board, was the first public library service in sub-Saharan Africa. The public library movement in Ghana began in 1928, as a personal effort of the then Anglican Bishop Orfeur Anglionby of Accra. In 1946, the Aglionby Library Management Committee worked with the British Council Advisory Committee, towards library development in the then Gold Coast. In 2018 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo appointed a Ghanaian Social Entrepreneur, Hayford Siaw as GhLA Chief Executive Officer. In May 2021, the Authority was shortlisted for the LBF International Excellence Awards in the 'Library of the Year' Category.
The Clerk family is a Ghanaian historic family that produced a number of pioneering scholars and clergy on the Gold Coast. Predominantly based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the Clerks were traditionally Protestant Christian and affiliated to the Presbyterian Church. The Clerk family is primarily a member of the Ga coastal people of Accra and in addition, has Euro-Afro-Caribbean heritage, descending from Jamaican, German and Danish ancestry.