Libraries I believe are a must have in any city, why is it that there are no libraries in Lagos island. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

themonk:
Libraries I believe are a must have in any city, why is it that there are no libraries in Lagos island. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Public or private?

They've been replaced by bars & night clubs.

Lagosians are pencils in the hand of tinubu and his families.
Building libraries will make lagosians less dumb and will reduce their stupidity, agberoism and idiocy which is disrupting and dangerous to the original lagos masterplan

economia1:

Public or private?

Public is more preferred, private is also welcomed.

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I think there used to be a library around tom jones idumota side. You can check.

Good question.

The one on Broad Street (opposite CSS Bookshops) has been converted to a DNA testing facility.



P.S.

I came across this article


https://www.nairaland.com/4767986/nobody-comes-abuja-read#71755550

themonk:

Public is more preferred, private is also welcomed.

Awolowo road ikoyi before falomo round about

economia1:

Awolowo road ikoyi before falomo round about

Public or private and what is the name?

johnie:
Good question.

The one on Broad Street (opposite CSS Bookshops) has been converted to a DNA testing facility.



P.S.

I came across this article


https://www.nairaland.com/4767986/nobody-comes-abuja-read#71755550

I know that place you talk about but didn't know it was once a library.

chloride6:
I think there used to be a library around tom jones idumota side. You can check.

That should be mainland right?

themonk:

That should be mainland right?

Island

themonk:

I know that place you talk about but didn't know it was once a library.

I was saddened the day I got there and discovered that it had been converted to a DNA testing facility.

I asked from people around there if they knew where the library had been relocated to and they all said they did not know.

I have no problem with setting up a DNA testing facility (a megacity like Lagos needs one for forensics, settling paternity disputes, etc). What I have a problem with is replacing a library/elearning centre with one.

Here's how it was reported when the old library was converted to a modern e-learning facility in 2012:

http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2012/07/24/20120724N01.html


And how it was discussed on Nairaland:

https://www.nairaland.com/999995/fashola-commissions-stateoftheart-elearning-centre

naptu2 and mayoroflagos do you know why the elearning centre was converted and if a new location was provided for the elearning facility?

johnie:


I was saddened the day I got there and discovered that it had been converted to a DNA testing facility.

I asked from people around there if they knew where the library had been relocated to and they all said they did not know.

I have no problem with setting up a DNA testing facility (a megacity like Lagos needs one for forensics, settling paternity disputes, etc). What I have a problem with is replacing a library/elearning centre with one.

Here's how it was reported when the old library was converted to a modern e-learning facility in 2012:

http://www.tundefashola.com/archives/news/2012/07/24/20120724N01.html


And how it was discussed on Nairaland:

https://www.nairaland.com/999995/fashola-commissions-stateoftheart-elearning-centre

naptu2 do you know why the elearning centre was converted and if a new location was provided for the elearning facility?

Yeah, the two most famous public libraries on Lagos Island are gone.

1) The former headquarters of the National Library of Nigeria (on Campos/Broad/Wesley Street) is now the Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC).

2) The former Central Library at Odunlami, which was converted to an E-library by Fashola in 2012, was convered into a DNA testing centre by Ambode in 2017.

Instead, Ambode commissioned a digital library in 2017 (i.e. the library is online).

https://lagosstate.gov.ng/blog/2017/04/28/ambode-unveils-lagos-digital-library/

economia1:

Awolowo road ikoyi before falomo round about

themonk:

Public or private and what is the name?

It's a free private library.

salt1:


Yes. Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries, 196 Awolowo Rd, Ikoyi Lagos

and this is their website.

https://zodml.org

themonk:

Public or private and what is the name?

You might also be interested in this thread.

https://www.nairaland.com/1043291/list-public-libraries-nigeria#12124528

naptu2:


Yeah, the two most famous public libraries on Lagos Island are gone.

1) The former headquarters of the National Library of Nigeria (on Campos/Broad/Wesley Street) is now the Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC).

2) The former Central Library at Odunlami, which was converted to an E-library by Fashola in 2012, was convered into a DNA testing centre by Ambode in 2017.

Instead, Ambode commissioned a digital library in 2017 (i.e. the library is online).

https://lagosstate.gov.ng/blog/2017/04/28/ambode-unveils-lagos-digital-library/

Thanks Naptu2.

You are the man!

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Nobody gives a f-uck about physical books anymore. Well, Wole Soyinka does. Every other person aged 50 and below prefers ebooks since they take up zero space. I currently have forty books in my tablet pc and physical space is a non-worry.