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 1981[1] https://portal.atbu.edu.ng/library/ Academic
African Heritage Research Library and Cultural Center Oyo State 1988[2] https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100033713
Ahmadu Bello University[3] Zaria Kaduna 1962 https://library.abu.edu.ng/ Academic
Akwa Ibom State Library[4] Uyo Akwa Ibom State Public library
Yenagoa Bayelsa State 1998[5] https://www.azaikilibrary.org/ Public
Ibom E-library Uyo Akwa Ibom State 2007 Public
Federal University of Technology Owerri Library Owerri Imo 1982 https://library.futo.edu.ng/ Academic
Federal University Birnin-Kebbi Birnin Kebbi Kebbi 2014 Academic
Federal University Dutsinma Dutsin-Ma Kastina 2011 http://elibrary.fudutsinma.edu.ng/ Academic
Federal University Lafia Lafia Nasarawa 2011 http://library.fulafia.edu.ng/ Academic
Federal University Lokoja Lokoja Kogi 2011 Academic
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) Library Ilorin Kwara State 2004[6]
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
Anambra State Library Board. Awka Onitsha, Abagana, Nnewi, Ajalli, , Amichi, Adazi Nnukwu, Ozubulu Anambra State 1966[4] http://anambraelibrary.org.ng/index.php/en/ Public
Badagry Divisional Library[4] https://libraryboard.lagosstate.gov.ng/ Public
Bauchi State Library Board Bauchi Bauchi State 1976[7] Public
Bayelsa Public Library Yenagoa Bayelsa Construction began 2002 (ongoing)[4] Public
Bayero University library Kano State https://library.buk.edu.ng/ Academic
Borno House Library[4] Jakande Estate, Amuwo Odofin Public
Cross River State Library[4] Calabar Cross River State Public
Delta State Polytechnic Library Oghara Delta State Nov 2002 https://ogharapoly.edu.ng/academics/library Academic
Edo State Library Board Benin City Edo State 1971[7] Public
Enugu State Central Library Enugu Enugu State 1956[7]
Epe Divisional Library[4] Public
Goethe Institute library Lagos Lagos State 1962[8]
Henry Carr Library[4] Agege, Lagos Public
Herbert Macaulay Library[4] Yaba, Lagos Public
High Court Library of Lagos State Lagos State 1900[citation needed] Law library
Ikeja Secretariat Library Ikeja Lagos State 1980[4] Public
Ikorodu Divisional Library[4] Ikorodu[9] Lagos State[9] Public
Ilupeju Public Library[4] Ilupeju Public
Imo State Library Board[7] Owerri Imo State 1976 Public
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture library Ibadan 1969[citation needed]
Ipaja Public Library[4] Shagari Estate Public
Isolo Public Library[4] Isolo Lagos State Public
Jenta Reads Community Library Plateau State 2017 Public
Jos Museum library Jos Plateau State 1952[8]
Kaduna State Library Board Kaduna Kaduna State 1952[7] Public
Kano State Library Board Kano Kano State 1968[7] Public
Kenneth Dike Memorial Library[4] Awka Anambra State
Kenneth Dike University Library, University of Ibadan Ibadan Oyo State 1948[10] Website Academic
Kwara State Library[4] Ilorin Kwara State 1968[7] Public
Lagos City Libraries[7] Lagos Lagos State Public
Lagos Library[7] Lagos Lagos State 1932[11] Subscription library
Lagos State e-learning Centre[4] Lagos Lagos State Public
Lagos State Library Board Ikeja Lagos State 1964[7] Public
Medical Research Institute library Lagos Lagos State 1945[citation needed] Medical library
National Library of Nigeria Abuja FCT 1962[8] https://www.nln.gov.ng/ National library
National Library, Calabar[4] Calabar Cross River State National
National Library, Kwara[4] Ilorin National
National Museum library Lagos Lagos State 1957[8]
Northern Regional Library Kaduna Kaduna State 1967[12] Public
Ogun State Library Abeokuta Ogun State 1976[7] Public
Ondo State Library Board Akure Ondo State 1976[7] Public
Orolu Local Government Library Ifon Osun Osun State 1990[7] Public
Oyo State Library[4] Ibadan Oyo State 1954[7] Public
Plateau State Library Board Jos Plateau State 1976[7] Public
Rivers State Central Library Port Harcourt Rivers State 1962[7] Public
Tolu Public Library[4] Ajegunle Lagos State Public
Unesco mobile library Enugu State 1958[12] Mobile library
Jos Plateau State 1972 [1] Academic
University of Nigeria, Nsukka libraries Nsukka Enugu State Website Academic
Ikoyi Lagos State 2000 Website
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Abeokuta Ogun State 1988[13] Nimbe Adedipe Library, FUNAAB Academic
Port Harcourt Rivers State Academic
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta Ogun state 2017[14] Official website Private

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ATBU Library". portal.atbu.edu.ng. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "African Libraries and Archives". Africa South of the Sahara. USA: Stanford University. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Kashim Ibrahim Library". library.abu.edu.ng. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Shame of a nation: Problem-ridden public libraries". The Punch. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ^ Azaiki Public Library
  6. ^ "AUN Library -- American University of Nigeria". librarytechnology.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Glenn L. Sitzman (1988), "Nigeria", African Libraries, Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810820935
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ikorodu Divisional Library - Nigerias Information Portal, Nigeria Business Directory". businesses.connectnigeria.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ C.C. Aguolu (1980). "Evolution of the National Library of Nigeria: Antecedents, Establishment, and Recent Development". Journal of Library History. USA. 15.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Anthony Olden (1985). "Constraints on the Development of Public Library Service in Nigeria". Library Quarterly. USA. 55.
  13. ^ Website Editor. "Nimbe Adedipe University Library Historical Background of 'Nimbe Adedipe Library, UNAAB". FUNAAB. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  14. ^ 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
  • Christian Chukwunedu Aguolu; I.E. Aguolu, eds. (2002), Libraries and information management in Nigeria, Maiduguri, Nigeria: Ed-Linform Services, ISBN 9789788023012

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