Education & Scholarship
Sally P. C. Njie
Pioneering national librarian
1932–2020Sally P. C. Njie was a Gambian librarian and a foundational figure in the development of the national public-library service. Trained in Britain, she returned to build library provision in The Gambia. As the National Library’s pioneering chief librarian, she helped establish an institution central to reading, research and the preservation of knowledge.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Qualified as an Associate of the Library Association in 1963.
02Served as the pioneering chief librarian of the Gambia National Library.
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