Onitsha Divisional Library Explained

Onitsha Divisional Library
Country:Nigeria
Type:public Library
Location:Onitsha LGA
Coordinates:6.5362°N 7.4286°W

Onitsha Divisional Library, a Nigerian public library under Anambra State Library Board is located in the commercial city of Onitsha in the Onitsha North Local Government Area, Anambra North Senatorial District of Anambra State .[1] [2] It is a public library built to offer literacy and information services to the residents of Onitsha town and its environs.[3] The Onitsha divisional library has a structure that was fully designed as a library unlike some of the public libraries in Anambra State that are housed in halls.[4] It is in charge of Atani community library and reports directly to the Director of the Anambra State Library Board in Awka. The library serves the residents of Onitsha and its environs including children, students, youths, men, and women. It has facilities and information resources that include books, references, audiovisual resources, an e-library section, and an auditorium.[5]

Resources in Onitsha Divisional Library

The reading and information resources in Onitsha Divisional Library are storybooks, picture books, graphics, textbooks, poetry, and reference resources. The library also has pictures, artworks, musical instruments, and volumes of reading resources for its users with magazines and newspapers.[6]

In 2014, the Onitsha Divisional Library was upgraded with facilities and resources by the then Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi to provide relevant resources and services for the users.[7] [8]

Programs and activities offered by Onitsha Divisional Library

Health information and engagement in commemoration of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2021. The program shared information on the essence of eating more of natural and organic food as a way of boosting one's immune system and minimizing risk of cancer.[9] [10]

International Literacy Day of 2021 encouraged students and everyone to imbibe reading and learning of ICT to bridge the digital divide.[11]

Saturday program for children titled Storyhour in the children's department for children’s learning services and imbibing reading culture.[12]

Skill acquisition program in fine art for school children to explore their talents in arts, drawings and paintings as well making beautiful inscriptions on T-shirts.[13]

Past heads of Onitsha Divisional Library

Mr Atuona

Uche Nebolisa

Nkechi Udeze[14]

Notes and References

  1. Moukwelu Maureen Ifenyinwam, Usuka Enweremadu Isaac and Azubuike Chioma G. . 2021 . Impact of Users' Reference and Information Needs Satisfaction on Library Patronage . Library and Information Science Digest . 14 . 1.
  2. Web site: Ogene Stephen . 2013-12-04 . Repositioning Libraries for Information Management in Nigerian Society Being a Keynote Address Delivered on the Occasion of Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Library Association (The Nature and Role of Public Libraries in Nigeria) . 2022-12-27 . www.academia.edu.
  3. News: 2019-05-16 . INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHODS (A CASE STUDY OF ONITSHA DIVISIONAL LIBRARY) . 2023-01-07 . CodeMint . en.
  4. Chris Onebune . 2008 . PROVISION OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY: A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE LIBRARY BOARD . Library and Information Science Digest . 2 . 1 . 7–10 .
  5. Osuchukwu Ngozi . 2015 . Assessment of Resources for Story Hour Programs: Review of Public Libraries in Anambra State, Nigeria . Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Special Issue Bibliometrics and Scientometrics . 41–48 . QQML.
  6. Ibe Peter . 2014 . AVAILABILITY AND USE OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN ANAMBRA STATE . Library and Information Science Digest . 7 . 3 . 20–30.
  7. Web site: Akubuiro Henry . 2022 . Peter Obi: 61 years on a solid rock . 2022-12-27 . www.sunnewsonline.com.
  8. Web site: vanguard . 2018-10-13 . Peter Obi: A complete profile . 2022-12-27 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Radio . Igbo . 2021-02-05 . DVITEM, Anambra State Library, Majorie Bash Mark World Cancer Day 2021 . 2022-12-27 . Igbo Radio . en.
  10. Web site: Light . National . 2021-02-05 . Groups partner Anambra Library to mark World Cancer Day . 2022-12-27 . National Light . en-US.
  11. Web site: Okafor . Izunna . 2021-09-09 . Anambra Library marks Literacy Day with pupils . 2022-12-27 . National Light . en-US.
  12. Osuchukwu, N. P. . 2020 . Perception of Children's Reading with Literature and Audio Visual Materials in the Public Library . Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management . 11 . 4 . Information Impact.
  13. Web site: Skill Acquisition For School Children . 2022-12-27 . Heartbeat Of The East . en-US.
  14. http://m-lib5.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/files/pdf/2b_nkechi.pdf

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