PROPOSED COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOR SABON GARI LGA, KADUNA

STATE

BY

ALIYU SULEIMAN SOBA

N/ARC/19/03232

BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

ARCHITECTURE, NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC, ZARIA IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF NATIONAL
DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY.

JUNE, 2022

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 DECLARATION
I, ALIYU SULEIMAN SOBA of the department of Architectural technology,
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Hereby declared that this project titled
“Proposed Community Library for Sabon Gari LGA” written and submitted by
me to Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the award of National Diploma in Architectural Technology under the guidance of
Arc. Aminu Yakubu, it is my original work and interpretations drawn therein are
based on material collected by myself.

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Aliyu Suleiman Soba Date

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 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that, this project titled “Proposed Community Library for Sabon
Gari LGA” is an original work undertaken by Aliyu Suleiman Soba
(N/ARC/19/03232) and has been compiled in accordance with the regulation
governing the award of National Diploma (ND) in Architecture Technology in
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria.

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Project Supervisor Date
(Arc. Aminu Yakubu)

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Project Coordinator Date
(Arc. Jonathan Luke Bobai)

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Head of Department Date
(Arc. Dr. Modi Z. Sule)

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 DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to the Glory of Almighty Allah, who is my source of
everything in life and in whom I put my entire trust. I also dedicated it to my
Father Suleiman Abba Soba, and my mother Maimunatu Umar Soba, My brothers
and sister and to the entire family. I thank them all.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My sincere gratitude goes to all those who assist me morally, financially,
academically and otherwise. To start with, I would like to appreciate my
supervisor, Arc. Aminu Yakubu whose correction, criticism and guidance make
this projects a success. My thanks also goes to my department lecturers; Arc
Abubakar Umar, Arc. Abubakar Mu’azu. Arc. Jonathan L. Bobai, Arc. Dr. Modi
Zango, Arc. Daniel Yohana, Arc. Lukman Mu’azu, in Different ways which make
this project a success.
I will not also forget to express my gratitude to all my course mates and others, too
numerous to mention for their support, prayers and encouragement given to me
during program. May God Almighty in his infinite mercy bless and reward them
richly and grand us long life.

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 ABSTRACT
The construction of a library building is of initial and foremost step for designing
a library or info centre because it cannot exist while not a correct building. The
library building ought to be planned. The outside ought to be invitatory and
therefore the interior ought to be engaging. The building ought to be useful and at
identical time aesthetic. It ought to be useful one providing enough area for varied
functions to fulfill the wants. The library building conjointly ought to be standard
and will have the availability of future growth. New coming up with principles
square measure needed to fulfill the dynamic wants of the users of the library of
the longer term. The digital revolution has modified the looks of today’s libraries
entirely. The bulk of today’s data resources square measure of a non-physical
nature and accessing data is additional varied and complicated. The normal role
as quality keeper is one in every of several tasks these days. In this chapter briefly
discussed about why library building should be well planned with basic principle
of library building design and some standards of library building design. Finally a
discussion about space allocation, utilization and management with some new
areas in modern library.

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