List of libraries in Ghana

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The following is a list of libraries in Ghana.

Table
Library Location Year Established Website Type
Street Library Ghana Accra 2011 [1] Public- Youth & Children
Accra Central Library [2] Accra 1956 (approximate date) [3] Public
Accra Technical University Library Accra 1949 [1] http://atu.edu.gh/library/ Academic
Accra Technical Training Centre Library Accra 1966 [1] Academic
Achimota School Library Accra 1927 [1] Academic
Ashanti Regional Library [2] Kumasi 1954 [1] Public
Balme Library, University of Ghana Legon 1959 [4] Academic
Bolgatanga regional library [5] Bolgatanga
Bolgatanga Technical Institute Library Bolgatanga Academic
Ghana Institute of Journalism Library Accra 1958 [1] Academic
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Library Accra 1961 [1] Academic
Greater Accra Regional Library [2]
Ho regional library [5] <Ho>
Koforidua regional library [5] <Koforidua>
Kpandu Technical Institute Library Kpandu 1972 [1] Academic
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Library Kumasi 1952 [1] Academic
Northern Regional Library [2] Tamale
George Padmore Research Library [6] Accra National
Sunyani Technical University Library Sunyani 1997 [1] Academic
Sunyani regional library [5]
Supreme Court Library 1909 [5]
Takoradi Polytechnic Library Takoradi 1958 [1] Academic
Todd and Ruth Warren Library, Ashesi University Berekuso 2002 http://www.ashesi.edu.gh/academics/library.html Academic
Trinity College Library Accra 1948 [1] Academic
University for Development Studies Library Tamale 1993 [1] https://uds.edu.gh/library/ Academic
University of Cape Coast Library Cape Coast 1962 [1] Academic
University of Education Library Winneba 1992 [1] https://www.uew.edu.gh/main/library Academic
Upper East Regional Library [2] [Bolgatanga]
Upper West Regional Library [5] <Wa>
Western Regional Library [2] Sekondi 1955 [1]
Wechiau Community Library Wechiau 2011 www.wechiau.org General

See also

References
  1. World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710
  2. "Library Board no longer dependant on donations". GhanaWeb. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. E.J.A. Evans (1956). "New Central Library Accra". Library Association Record. 58.
  4. "About Us". University of Ghana, Balme Library. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. Helena Asamoah-Hassan (2012). "Libraries in Ghana in the Technological Age". In Ravindra N. Sharma; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (eds.). Libraries in the early 21st century. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110292855.
  6. "George Padmore Research Library". Ghana Library Board. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

Further reading
Published in the 20th century
  • G.M. Pitcher (1970). "Libraries and Librarianship in Ghana, 1944-1969". Ghana Library Journal.
  • A.A. Alemna (1983). "Development of School Libraries in Ghana". International Library Review. 15.
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