 cdb grant to help fund modern ug library cdb grant to help fund modern ug library cdb grant to help fund modern ug library webmaster sat 3032018 2251 the university of guyana ug library is poised to become a hub for learning and innovation moreover the caribbean development bank cdb has not been opposed to lending financial support to the national university to realise this goal representatives of ug and cdb at a simple ceremony in the vice chancellery ug turkeyen campus announced that a grant of us 149985 approximately 30m has been approved to bring to fruition the construction of a new library with modern designs the library which will be situated on a plot of land west of the current library will see a contribution from government and ug amounting to approximately us 26000 52m towards the project speaking on behalf of cdb yesterday director of economics dr justin ram described the support to the library as yet another initiative of the bank to collaborate with ug and by extension guyana dr ram noted cdb is pleased to be supporting guyana in making progress on goal four as outlined in the united nations 2030 sustainable development agenda ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning even as he labelled the technical assistance grant as another milestone in the bank s partnership with the government of guyana and ug dr ram noted that recently the bank had made available another grant to the university to enhance a regulatory framework to improve its operation yesterday announcement signals that this institution is one step closer to the construction of a new library towards improving the quality of education this campus delivers said dr ram through funding from the cdb grant a comprehensive assessment will be undertaken to determine the adequacy and suitability of the current infrastructure dr ram said that final designs and cost estimates for the new library will be prepared but according to him we are optimistic that this process will place the university further along the path to having new facilities that are environmentally resilient socially inclusive and a place of study and lifelong learning for the men and women who attend this institution according to deputy vice chancellor barbara reynolds the library project which commences immediately will be done in two phases the first of which will be completed within seven months regarding the old library reynolds said that moves will be made to assess its structural integrity and providing it is structurally robust then the sensible thing to do will be to repurpose it according to dr ram the decision to invest in the new library was nestled in the realisation that a library is important to the lives of students libraries boost learning outcomes providing the resources students need to achieve success in their course work libraries open access to students from vulnerable socioeconomic context who otherwise would not be able to afford they can lay the foundation and provide a safe space for the pursuit of innovative ideas that can transform not only guyana but our region and our world said dr ram the move towards a new library comes against a backdrop of a ug library that has been fraught with many deficiencies over the years even as he expressed appreciation for the support ug vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith said we are all anxious to move the process with alacrity so that we can access the funding to start the various components of what we envisage things that will be helpful to this university once completed the new library will include a number of modern amenities complete with a layout that incorporate collaborative as well as independent spaces according to chief librarian ms gwyneth george she informed that reading rooms in the new library will have a structure unlike the old library and we want to incorporate the technology in such a way that we create learning and creative spaces article adapted from  https wwwkaieteurnewsonlinecom 20180301 cdbgranttohelpfundmodernuglibrary  library cdb caribbean development bank 