Who We Are
We are a set of librarians dedicated to promoting the necessity of Libraries in the knowledge economy. We strive to change perceptions about libraries as esoteric places used just when exams are round the corner
Read more...Our Activities & Style
We operate mainly online through TweetChats, blog and Facebook posts, but we are spreading our wings to run physical programmes and projects
Our Core Values
Team Work | Honesty | Transparency | Dedication | Sacrifice | Commitment | Excellence
Want To Be A Library Advocate?
...then believe in, and promote the importance of free and equitable access to information in a democratic society. Believe in, and promote the fact that libraries and librarians are vital to the future of an information literate nation. Speak out for libraries!
Updates

ADVOCACY: A CRITICAL STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Every organization needs strong active communication process that integrate the needed methods, strategies and tactics for the well-being of their clients and smooth operation of their services. One of such communication process is advocacy. The library is indeed, one of such sectors that needs to be in full swing with the people they serve. Advocacy […]

UPDATE — Warri Prison Book Drive
We asked, You answered. Books have been pouring in for Warri Prison from all over the country. Library Advocacy Group acknowledges the receipt of – – 88 books from Dr. Chinwe Anunobi, University Librarian FUTO, – 12 books from Donald Ekong Library, University of Port Harcourt – 20 serials from Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, Awka – […]

BOOK DRIVE FOR WARRI PRISON
Librarians drawn from different states of the country, under the auspices of Library Advocacy Group are seeking new and fairly used books to be donated to Warri Prison in Delta State, on 1st August, 2019. This is in furtherance of the efforts aimed at increasing Nigeria’s literacy rate through reaching the underserved, vulnerable and outlier […]

SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND USERS’ SATISFACTION: A CALL TO ACTION
Introduction Librarianship is a profession and an academic discipline that is as old as human existence. As a human-centered discipline, the essence of its being has always been to inform, educate, and preserve cultural affinities, among others. Consequently, information users have always been taking a central place in library resources acquisition and service delivery. This […]
Our Creed
In Nigeria, a lot of people perceive libraries as elitist institutions, patronised by only those who can read and write. This explains the need for us to stress the true significance of libraries, especially public libraries, as we need to portray them also as spaces fitting for the unschooled, dropouts, as well as artisans. Hence, the need to make everyone (the seemingly ‘less-elitists’ inclusive) know that they are good enough to make use of a library, and how much information and skill for a better life they can acquire from using a library.
A good number of educated people in Nigeria often abandon libraries after schooling because they do not see the need for using libraries afterwards, and the root of our “wahala” in Nigeria can largely be attributed to that. This also tells us that libraries, in the light of their total essence, have to be redefined to Nigerians. Nigerians need to know that everyone, regardless of demographic and socio-economic status need library services at every stage of life and for one reason or another – at infancy, through school, for workforce development, start-up information, business success, as senior citizens, et cetera. Ironically, we (librarians and libraries) have so much boxed ourselves in as ‘necessary adjuncts for quality education,’ forgetting that …continue reading