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Jan 1, 1471
Portuguese trade begins
First European Contact -
Period: Jan 1, 1471 to
Rich oral history
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Missionary Presses
religious books in local languages -
English Church Mission
Early school in Gold Coast -
Colony established
British establish colony on Gold Coast -
Period: to
Literacy via Bible instruction
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Cape Coast Reading Room
Members only, educated non-British -
Period: to
Gold Coast Crown Colony
British takeover of Danish, Dutch Gold Coast -
Sunday School in Vernacular
Bible education in native language for adults, teens -
Supreme Court Library
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First public library
Accra, instituted by Anglican Bishop Dr. Aglionby -
Accra Town Library
Carnegie Foundation to support building of public library, mobile library service -
First Library School
Achimota College -
Ghana Library Authority
Establish, equip, manage and maintain Public Libraries -
Ghanian Independence
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Period: to
Ghana Library School
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e-library debuts
University and Polytechnic students; access to e-library for textbooks -
Golden Jubilee Ghana Library Association
