ABOUT GARDEN CITY LIBRARY


Do you have passion for reading?

Do you love books or want to develop your reading skills?

Are you looking for a library with up to date resource to carry out your research work?

Then come to
GARDEN CITY LIBRARY
No. 4 Bori Street,Borikiri, P.H, Rivers State.

At Garden City Library, we provide you access to our vast collection of books FREE OF CHARGE. We have sufficient books to stimulate your inquisitiveness and to provide information necessary to shape your future responsibly.

You will find books in every category, dealing with a multitude of subjects and interest for readers of all ages. Books on Business, Management, Leadership, Motivational, Christian Living, Relationships, Biographies, Novels, Self Help and Children’s Books.

Others are, Arts and Sciences, Philosophy, Health, Sports, Encyclopedia, Reference, Politics, History, Entertainment, Mysticism, Travel and Transportation, Parenting, Women and Youths, Cookery, Humor, Gardening, etc.

Also available are motivational Cds and Tapes.

Most of the books in our collection are donated by good spirited individuals and cooperate organizations. You can call us now to be a part of this Enlightment project.

For enquiries, Call; AUSTIN -
084898286, 07064894882, 08024967056

It may no longer be news that Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, produces the bulk of literatures from the continent. It may also not be news that Nigerian writers both at home and in the diaspora have won some of the most significant prizes in the continent and beyond: Nigerian writers Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri and Buchi Emecheta are household names across the globe. However, in more recent years Nigerians have been fast ignoring, even abandoning books - that same item that has earned the nation so much fame.

Recent research has it that;
the reading culture is not an integral part of the average Nigerian, especially among teens and youths.
Nigerians do not place a high value on Reading.
the reading culture is not being imbibed by the young ones at an early age.
Nigerians do not love reading books.

Some of the reasons for the poor reading culture in Nigeria are;
Poverty: The economic crunch has hindered parents from buying the recommended text books for their children, and other books on a wide range of subjects capable of broadening their knowledge scope.
Extinction of Public Libraries: With the Government's attention focused on other areas, the outdated books in our public libraries were not replaced with current editions, poor maintenance made them uncomfortable for reading and before long it became a shadow of itself.
Parental Indifference: In a bid to strengthen their financial power, both parents in most families work and often times return home late and cannot make out time to ensure that their children are reading on a wider level. Ironically, these parents themselves lack the reading habit due to time constraint.
Strong contenders: Over time, various spheres such as sports (especially football), music, movies have made most people consider reading to be a boring exercise, and lack the will, drive, patience, discipline, to sit at a spot and read.

Although a few people in some quarters have sounded the clarion call to revive the reading culture, many Nigerians are yet to obey the call. A Nigerian Novelist Chimamanda Adichie says, “People come up to me and say, 'I am so proud of you and your success, but I don't read', with no shame whatsoever. We are raising young people who don't think that reading is important. It really bothers me that most people don't read. They say if you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book. Apparently, Nigerians spend less time poring over books, indulging rather, in other mediums, thanks to the advent of cable television, video games, the internet and advance in technology. The bookworms are a select group who are fighting an uphill battle to make reading cool again”.
The zeal to read books has been consumed by the fire of mediocrity, ignorance, indifference, and low financial empowerment. The Reading culture can be revived "overtime" if certain machineries are put in place… That is what GARDEN CITY LIBRARY stands for.

OUR MISSION

To promote reading culture in Rivers State especially in the Garden City through the provision of an alternative library to compliment governments effort in the educational sector.

OUR GOAL
To achieve the task of stocking a minimum of a million copies of books and to enlist at least a million people in the state to become active book readers, the youths being our primary target.

OUR MOTIVATION

We believe knowledge is the key to achieving success in life and that by sharing knowledge and making books of all kinds available for people to read, we are contributing greatly to increase, enrich and enhance the mind set of others. That is our greatest motivation.

OUR PARTNERS
Nobody is an island. We hold on to this vision because of the support of our partners. They are individuals like you who strive to share the riches of books with others and therefore, have committed themselves to actualizing this collective social dream. You will have them to thank as you benefit from this vision but most importantly, you too can become a partner.

HOW TO PARTNER WITH THE GCL PROJECT
Your only requirement is a passion for books that would motivate you to make donation of at least a book to support this mission. Cash donations are also welcomed from individuals, NGOs and private organizations and we would see to it that your gift of love to enlighten humanity is judiciously utilized.

FAQ

Some important question you may want answered.
What types of books do you have?
Few text books, but enough books on general interest, self help, christian living, motivational, leadership, management, marketing, and sales. love, marriage, relationship, adult, mystery, references, encyclopedias, children books, theology, novels, etc.

Is there any fees for borrowing books?
Yes, but just a token. We run a social service and therefore charge minimally to reflect that. A processing with two recent passport photography is required, followed by honesty and integrity.

The location is not accessible to me or I don't have the time to come?
If you want, we may come to you with our booklist, register you and begin a mobile book service with you anywhere within Port Harcourt. We could help you build you own library without you stepping out of your house. But it will be strictly on your own expense.

What other related services do you offer?
We do educational consultancy for oversea scholarships, JAMB, WASSCE, NECO processing, projects and term paper preparations, private reading service, coral design jobs, publishing, home, office or community library development, and book supply of all types.