13/11/2020
The Government is implementing a Kshs 250 million virtual library to ensure Kenyans have access to quality, timely and relevant information held by the Kenya National Library from the comfort of their homes, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
The President disclosed that the virtual library, which will be launched by June 2021, will have a capacity of 15 million publications.
“The first phase will digitize 800,000 books, periodicals, research papers and government publications. It will also contain 600,000 e-books, which are currently accessible offline through e-readers across 63 KNLS branches countrywide,” the President said.
President Kenyatta was speaking today in Nairobi when he opened the new ultra-modern Maktaba Kuu building which houses the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) headquarters.
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