PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE!

I welcome all our friends, associates, colleagues and visitors to the Nigerian Library Association's (NLA) website. The Nigerian Library Association came into existence in 1962 as an offshoot of the West African Library Association (WALA) which was the umbrella body of librarians in the then British colonies in west Africa. As nations gained independence, the agitation for national associations became prevalent and the forefathers of the profession decided to form a national association for librarians and information service providers in Nigeria with the following objectives among others:To unite all persons engaged in the library and Information Profession in Nigeria.To facilitate capacity building of members as well as promote whole interaction amongst them by Organizing Workshops, Seminars, Roundtables, Colloquias, Conferences and Meetings, and such other events as may be deemed fit by the AssociationTo issue a variety of publications related to library and Information Science, Knowledge Management, Education and any other related discipline.To safeguard and promote the professional interests and welfare of members.To pursue the establishment and development of Libraries, Information and Resource centres , especially Public, Community and School LibrariesTo provide support for the establishment and maintenance of Standards for the education and certification of librarians, A...