By NATION REPORTERMore by this AuthorThe Kenya Library of the Year awards gala will be held on Friday, September 30 at the National Museum in Nairobi. Now in its seventh year, the annual competition, dubbed the Maktaba Awards, is a joint venture by the Goethe-Institut Kenya, the Kenya Library Association, the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts and the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation. The competition is open to libraries of all categories and sizes: school, university, community, public and special libraries. Participating libraries are assessed in areas such as currency, diversity and relevance of the library collection, integration of modern technologies in services and innovation and creativity. During the gala, winners in the various categories - and the overall prize, Library of the Year - will be officially announced.

Source: Daily Nation September 28, 2016 10:18 UTC