
Dowen College Lagos has an ultra-modern library with the state-of-the-art
facilities. It is fully air-conditioned with uninterrupted power
supply. The library is well-stocked with latest books and non-book
materials. There are telecommunication and Internet facilities for
academic purpose. It has over 1700 titles from all the subjects
offered in the school. The library has four main sections. The reference
section, the serial section, the French Cultural section and the
general section. The reference section comprises of reference books
like dictionaries, encyclopaedia, biographies, autobiographies,
who's who, book of records and so on. The serial section comprises
of newspapers, magazines and journals. The French Cultural section
comprises of various French books brought from the French Cultural
Centre. This section is unique because it serves as a mobile library.
The general section however comprises of books on all the subjects
offered in the college.
The school library has a computerized catalogue.
Besides, every book in the library has been classified according
to its subject area. The library circulation system is very effective.
Students can borrow books from the library with ease. Newspaper
indexes are also available for research and reference purpose. Above
all, the library is headed by a professional librarian with a view
to achieving the best functional library.
All our students have the opportunity of developing
a lifelong reading habit.
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