The Ghana Library Board, established in 1950, was the first national library service in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Board was established by the 1949 Gold Coast Library Ordinance. It assumed responsibility for the Aglionby Library, which had been started by John Aglionby, the Anglican bishop of Accra, and the British Council's mobile library service. It served as a model for other public library services in Africa.
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Ghana Library Board Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA