Community Library Adazi Nnukwu
| Community Library Adazi Nnukwu | |
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| Location | Anambara state, Nigeria |
| Type | Public Library |
Adazi Nnukwu Community Library is a Nigeria community branch library under the Anambra State Library Board. The public library is located in the Adazi Nnukwu community in the Aniocha local government area of Anambra State, under Anambra South Senatorial District. It is one of the eleven public libraries in Anambra State built to offer literacy and information services to the residents of the host community and its environs. Adazi Nnukwu community library is under the Abagana Divisional Library which reports directly to the Director of the Anambra State Library Board in Awka.
The library has challenges in areas of funding, infrastructure, internet connectivity, and ICT facilities. Additionally, the library does not have adequate general resources, facilities, nor manpower/human resources.[1][2]
Information resources and facilities in Community Library Adazi Nnukwu
[edit]The reading and information resources in Adazi Nnukwu Community Library are storybooks, picture books, textbooks, poetry, and reference resources. The library also has musical instruments and volumes of reading resources for its users as well as magazines and newspapers. It offers services like reader education, current awareness, document delivery, orientation services, and community information.[3][4] The books and other information resources in the Adazi Nnukwu community library are processed at the headquarters which is the State Central Library. However, the community donated books which are kept in the library.[5]
Programs and activities in Community Library Adazi Nnukwu
[edit]- The Community Library celebrated the 2020 International Literacy Day in collaboration with the Nigerian Book Foundation (NBF). This was to create awareness and the importance of reading.[6]
- Holiday skill acquisition program for students and pupils of AdaziNnukwu Community for learning skills during the school holiday period. It has included hat and bag making, tie and die and collage.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Libraries, education, innovation and entrepreneurship". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Nwofor, Amaka Florence and Chinyere, Ilorah Hope (2015). "Sustaining Nigeria's Democracy: Public Libraries as an Indispensable Instrument in Anambra State". Library Philosophy and Practice (E-journal) – via lpp.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Osuchukwu, N. P. (2015). "Assessment of resources for story hour programs: Review of public libraries in Anambra State, Nigeria. Special". QQLM International Journal of Library and Information Science: 41–48. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via qqml.
- ^ Moukwelu Maureen Ifenyinwam, Usuka Enweremadu Isaac and Azubuike Chioma (2021). "Impact of Users' Reference and Information Needs Satisfaction on Library Patronage". Library and Information Science Digest. 14: 67–78.
- ^ Haliso, Yacob (April 2009). "Use of Library Information Resources and Services as Predictor of the Teaching Effectiveness of Social Scientists in Nigerian Universities". Journal of Library.
- ^ Light, National (September 10, 2020). "Anambra Library partners Nigerian Book Foundation on Int'l Literacy Day". National Light. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Anambra Library Service Ends Holiday Camp Progamme At Adazi-Nnukwu". Heartbeat Of The East. Retrieved May 26, 2023.