Kwara State Library is a public library in
Kwara State
Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...
,
Nigeria
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. The library was established soon after the state was created in 1967 when it was found that the library in
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern state ...
was inadequate. The library was renovated in 2005, establishing the administrative, technical, and acquisition divisions.
Its headquarters are in the state capital
Ilorin
Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State located in the Western region of Nigeria. The city is a major hub for transportation and commerce in the region. . Retrieved 18 February 2007 Although Ilorin is classified under the North-Central g ...
, with divisional libraries in
Jebba
Jebba town is a Yoruba city in Kwara State, Nigeria. It has views of River Niger, and as of 2007 has an estimated population of 22,411. Northernmost territory of the Yoruba culture is terminated by a landscape feature at Niger River near Jebba. ...
and
Offa
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. 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.
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.
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August 1941) is a Nigerian statesman and military dictator who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against his military and political arch-rival Muhammadu ...
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
Abubakar Bukola Saraki (; born on 19 December 1962) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 13th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2015 to 2019. He was elected the President of Nigeria’s 8th Senate on 9 June 2015 under the All Progr ...
in 2005. 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
Collections
There are books in form of
hardcopy
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and
softcopy in the library, the softcopy are accessed from specific
website
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used by the library.
See also
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Kwara state college of education
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University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is a federal government-owned public research university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The university's main campus sits on an expansive area of land, about 5,000 hectares in the ancient city of Ilorin; making ...
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List of libraries in Nigeria
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References
External links
{{Commons category, Kwara State library board
Kwara State library
Libraries established in 1967
1967 establishments in Nigeria
Public libraries in Nigeria