ADUN Library Luminary Scholars Blog

  Admiralty University of Nigeria, Ibusa Delta State celebrated its 2025 Library Week with a hybrid event centered on the library’s evolving role in academic pursuits, knowledge preservation, and national development.  The physical program, held at the main Library's Collaboration Zone, featured music, cultural exhibitions, and presentations from dignitaries, including messages from the Vice Chancellor and Emeritus Professor Augustine, a keynote address by Dr. F. Abutu, and remarks by the University Librarian, Dr. Gladys N. Onyia. The core discussions focused libraries for cultural heritage and how technology has increased library accessibility while addressing resource limitations and the significance of maintaining cultural heritage.  The event, which included a library tour and presentations on librarians' efforts to document cultural heritage, saw over twenty virtual Zoom attendees, notably NLA President Dr. Lawal Umar, Professor Emeritus Augustine Esogbue, Dr. Oyelud...

  By: Edeh Abraham Ifechukwu (KultureCraft) Friday, the 28th day of June, 2025, glowed differently at Admiralty University of Nigeria.  Just like every other morning, the sun adorned herself in elegance and sat beautifully in the sky over the campus to reflect her light and peace around the citadel that has been setting the pace over the years.. The atmosphere was quiet, peaceful, and astonishingly beautiful. However, my journey around the school today wasn't the usual journey into lecture halls and staff offices, it was a journey into the sacred shrine of the luminary leaders - the library. The first place we entered was the general library, and from outside, one could see the walls carefully painted in white and blue, a colour that was not just beautiful, but also exhaled calmness and applauded inspiration and perfection. Another striking sight outside was an inscription that glowed just a  few inches to the roof. It was a name, perhaps, of the person to whom the librar...