Lois Sempele, Assistant Librarian and Evans Ordering New Library Titles

The MED Library is a Community Information Resource Center.  It has a collection of over 12,000 books (click here to search our library titles), as well as audio tapes and video cassettes that focus on issues affecting youth at risk such as HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancy and poverty. The Library uses the Library of Congress classification system with an online database accessible all over the world. The MED library is the only major library in Narok District and as such, 70% of the library members are community members as well as pupils and students from the various schools in Narok community. The collection of books also attracts local government officials and University students from other parts of Kenya.  An online database allows people to ensure the library has the books they need without having to travel to the library and can be accessed on our website. 

The Library is divided into three main sections:

	Student studying in the new Senior Library

Junior Library: Here children enjoy a variety of resources such as books, toys, jigsaw puzzles, computer games, oral narrations, and reading and writing competitions.

Senior Section: This area serves the needs of students from High School through College. It contains information in subjects such as leadership, management, sociology, science, technology, philosophy, psychology, history, geography, religion, food production, political science, animal husbandry, literature, anthropology, and others.

Multi-Media Library: This is an exciting section of the library for youth and adults as it contains materials on issues affecting youth, including HIV/AIDS, STDs, female education, human rights, the environment, and career development.

Library Membership

	Kids playing games in the Junior Library

In order to borrow books or use the MED library facilities, community members must register to become a member. To become a library member one is required to register at the circulation desk. Membership facilities are available to members of the Narok community through payment of only Ksh. 1000 for adults and Ksh. 600 for children per year. This gives users the privilege to borrow two books for two weeks for home reading with an option of one week’s renewal. Non resident can register after ascertaining that they will be residents of Narok for not less than eight months. Corporate institutions within Narok can also register to enable their staff access books and other library services by paying an institutional fee of 5000/- per annum.

MED Library offers the following services to its members:
1. Adult and children lending services
2. Reference and referral services
3. Library advisory services
4. Library current awareness service through local dailies /periodicals and the internet
5. Library outreach programs targeting institutions and schools
6. HIV information dissemination through book and non book materials
7. Internet and E-mail services from the cyber café
8. Computerized games in the junior library

Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 A.M to 9:00 P.M.
Saturday:8:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M
Closed on Sundays