Rotary Club International, as part of the “Rotary Literacy Project” and “Books for the World Project” of the Beaverton Rotary Club, and a community project of the  Rotary Club of Accra’s support for public institutions to enhance the quality of education in Ghana, has donated books worth two hundred and fifty  thousand  Ghana Cedis(¢250,000), to KNUST.

The books which were contained in a forty foot container comprised of textbooks, literature and other reading materials for students at preschool, primary, elementary, pre tertiary and tertiary levels.

Dr. (Mrs.) Helena Rebecca Asamoah-Hassan, the University Librarian, expressed KNUST’s appreciation to the Rotary Club. Dr. (Mrs.) Asamoah-Hassan said the donation would help increase and improve the University Library’s existing collection of books. She also stated that the books for the tertiary level would be distributed to the College Libraries of the University. While the non-tertiary books would serve pre-schools, primaries, junior and senior high schools in the catchment area of the University.

Rotarian Ben Adamafio, President of the Rotary Club of Accra, noted that such occasions give the Club fulfillment as Rotarians to help humanity. Mr. Adamafio said, Rotarians had been in Ghana for about fifty four years (54) and are engaged in all sectors of society by identifying the needs and supporting their communities, to make the world a better place for all to live in.

He was happy that the programme which was conceived in 2008 had come into fruition and hoped that the books would help serve its intended purpose.

Professor William Otoo Ellis, the Vice-Chancellor, received the books on behalf of the University. He also thanked the Club on behalf of the University management. Professor Otoo Ellis stated that as an academic institution with more than thirty thousand students (30,000) and staff, the University serves the whole nation, as such the University is planning to embrace the electronic library system in order to make information more accessible to the University community and the nation.

He therefore appealed to the Club to help the University move from the tradititonal library system to the electronic system.