The Ibom E-Library is a

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located in

Uyo Uyo is the capital city of Akwa Ibom in South South Nigeria. Ibibio is the language spoken in Uyo. It became the capital on September 23, 1987 when Akwa Ibom was created from the former Cross River State. According to the 2006 Nigerian Cens ...

, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The library which is a state-owned is the first digital type in West Africa, Also Ibom library is one of the biggest libraries in Africa.

History

The

was launched in

state on the 25th September 2007 under the administration of Former Gov. Godswill Akpabio. It was located along

Ibrahim Babangida Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August, 1941) is a retired Nigerian Army general and politician. He served as military president of Nigeria from 1985 until his resignation in 1993. He rose through the ranks to serve from 1984 to 1985 as Ch ...

road in the state.

Structure

Ibom library is an ultramodern complex with flamboyant facilities which aid

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and

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. It has capacity to occupy 1000 persons, the

was divided into private and open sections as well as board rooms and

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s Users are able to access the library after the

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of #5,000 as registration

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and #40,000 is charged for programming

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Collections

Ibom Library contain

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centre for children, 1260

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s, 1000 mathematical

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s. It has over 30,000 materials that covers literature and facility for e-conferencing.

Services

*Online Library *Event Spaces *Co-working Spaces *Outdoor Event Venues *Video Conferencing

References

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