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== History of the library ==

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The library is a department of the Lamu Fort Museum.<ref name="Lamu Fort"/> The fort was formally a prison; it was then given to National Museum of Kenya in 1985. The [[Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency]] (S.I.D.A) assisted the National Museums of Kenya to convert the fort into a museum. In 1986 the library was officially reopened at the fort museum by Mr. K. Nordenskiöld, a former director of S.I.D.A on Tuesday 22 April 1986.<ref{{citation nameneeded|date="LamuJanuary Fort"/>2025}}

== Classification of library collection ==