Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Library Association has vowed to promote reading culture and create awareness of the importance of libraries in the society.
Chairman of the Association in Kano, Alhaji Mannir Abdullahi Kamba disclosed this while briefing Newsmen on the activities of the Library week organized in Kano.
He said the aim of organizing the Library week is to create awareness and sensitized the general public on the importance of library and promote reading culture in Nigeria.
The NLA Chairman said Library Week is an annual event organized by the association to bring back the lost glory of libraries across the nation.
“We can recall that in the 80’ss in every secondary or primary school there are libraries, but nowadays such libraries are no longer there, that’s why the association vows to bring back the lost glory of libraries in Kano state and the Nation at large.”
Alhaji Mannir Abdullahi Kamba explained that during the one-week-long activities , the association plans to bring experts to sensitize both pupils and students on the importance of utilizing the library, geared towards inculcating reading culture among the younger generation.
He maintained that many factors were behind the downfall of patronizing libraries in Nigeria which include political , institutional, environmental, and economic factors among others.
The chairman added that the Association would not relent in continuous advocacy to relevant stakeholders to ensure that school libraries were revived.
This year’s NLA week is themed “Revitalization School Library System in Nigeria: the Way Forward”.
Abdullahi Jalaluddeen