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NLA is Nigeria’s library and information association. We promote innovation in our sector, support our members professionally, and work to improve library
and information services in Nigeria.
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Nigeria
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Abbreviation
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NLA
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Established
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1962
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Professional Association
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Non-profit
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Headquarters
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Abuja, Nigeria
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President
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Prof. Innocent Isah Ekoja
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Chapters
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37
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Members
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5,900
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Website
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Brief History
The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) started as a Division of the West African Library Association (WALA). WALA was established in 1954 as an offshoot after a UNESCO seminar on the Development of Public Libraries in Africa held at Ibadan in 1953. With the political independence from colonial rule of Anglophone West African countries in the late 1950s and early 1960s, WALA national Divisions transformed into National Library Associations of their respective countries, thus giving birth to the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) in 1962.
Objectives
The objectives of the Nigerian Library Association include the following:
- To unite persons interested in Libraries, Librarianship and Information services;
- To safeguard and promote the professional interests of librarians;
- To promote the establishment and development of libraries and information centers;
- To watch legislation affecting libraries and assist in the promotion of such legislation as may be considered necessary for the establishment, regulation and management of libraries within Nigeria;
- To promote and encourage bibliographical study, research and library cooperation and;
- To do all lawful things as are incidental and conducive to the attainment of the above objectives.
Nigerian Library Association
c/o National Library of Nigeria HQ, Sanusi Dantata House, (1st flr room 5) CBD, Abuja.
President: 08037064438 | National Secretary: 08055555787, 08037024569 | National PRO: 08035527389
c/o National Library of Nigeria HQ, Sanusi Dantata House, (1st flr room 5) CBD, Abuja.
President: 08037064438 | National Secretary: 08055555787, 08037024569 | National PRO: 08035527389
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