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| Governor Of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode |
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced it has commenced the total renovation and upgrade of the Herbert Macaulay Public Library, Yaba to international standard.
A statement signed by Tajudeen Lawal who is the Director of Lagos State Library Board said the upgrade falls under the larger objective of the State Government to ensure increased access to knowledge for Lagos residents.
The renovation is being carried out through a partnership with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) as part of the Lagos State Government’s Adopt-A-Library initiative.
Special Adviser to Governor Ambode on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said that as a result of the renovation work, the Library would be closed to the general public from Monday June 13, 2016, just as he expressed optimism that upon completion, the Herbert Macaulay Library would become the best of its kind in Nigeria and rival any library facility in Africa.
Bank-Olemoh told journalists that the Adopt-A-Library initiative falls under a tripod pillar of Access to Knowledge; which also includes Project 350, a private-sector driven initiative to build libraries and ICT centres in secondary schools across the State, and the creation of an online library which will serve as an Education Portal and a repository of knowledge.
“Access to knowledge is a priority of this administration,” he said.
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