Community libraries: an alternative to public libraries in Africa

Abstract

Examines the types of library service provided in Africa with special reference to public library services, and notes that library services left behind by the colonizers are not useful to the mass of the people in Africa today. Suggests the provision of community information outside the library system which will not only provide materials mainly in local languages but also be suited to the levels of the people in the community.

Citation

Anaba Alemna, A. (1995), "Community libraries: an alternative to public libraries in Africa", Library Review, Vol. 44 No. 7, pp. 40-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539510147520