Our library now houses a total of about 7,000 volumes which have been catalogued and put on the shelves. These include the rich library of late Dr. Yusufu Bala Usman and those of our Director. Many of Dr. Usman’s books are extremely rare, and a considerable number of them, including important government reports and white papers, are not obtainable elsewhere. These provide a wealth of resources for researchers. We have also been updating our collection with recent publications in various areas. We also have a number of books from other donors, including 410 from Hadiza Bala Usman, consisting mainly of recent memoirs, novels and best sellers, and several children’s’ books from Mariatu. Glenda Pattenden also organized a donation of about 14 books from the estate of Sarah White and from New Beacon books. These are in addition to the over 600 books and papers that were donated from the collection of late John LaRose in the previous year. We are finalising arrangements for registering library users in our updated website (www.ybu-institute.org ) so that the library can be open to the public. The registration form and other information has been placed on our website so that those wishing to use the library facilities can register on line.