The National Library of Nigeria came into operation in the mid-1960s with the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964 which was later replaced by Act No. 29 of 1970.[1][2][3] Prior to the passage of the National Library act, a series of educational conferences conducted in Ibadan served as the intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries funded by the government to provide accessibility of educational materials to Nigerians.[4][5] A government advisory committee was later created in respect to the necessity to develop a local repository of knowledge.