By Mustapha Sesay
Sierra Leone Book Trust (SALBOT) has donated over 4,000 text books to the University of Sierra Leone at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) Tower Hill campus in Freetown.
Founder of SALBOT, Sallieu Turay, said “the books, which were carefully selected in line with curricular of the University of Sierra Leone, were made possible by our partners Books for Africa and former American Peace Corps volunteers to Sierra Leone”.
He said the presentation was “a continuation of the close and productive partnership with the University of Sierra Leone”. He assured that “this is going to continue as a means of complementing your drive to accelerate human development which is critical in the agenda for prosperity”.
Acting Vice Chancellor of USL, Prof. Akindayo Thompson said the advent of internet had created more sources of knowledge and information but that “books have a lasting value and cannot be washed away. For most of them, the older they get the more important they are”.
He thanked the donors and expressed hope that their students would use the books for their intellectual development and for the purpose of their learning needs. He said the university was embarking on programme of renewal by rebranding its image amidst some bad press in the past,
The acting Deputy Vice Chancellor pointed out that the books would be used by IPAM, College of Medicine, Allied and Health Sciences and Fourah Bay College for the purpose of learning and references.
“Whatever the purpose they are used for, we hope students will find intellectual stimulation from them”, he said.
(C) Politico 19/11/13
