The authors define the equi-nuclearity of uniform Roe algebras of a family of metric spaces. For a discrete metric space X with bounded geometry which is covered by a family of subspaces {Xi}i=1^∞, if {C^＊（Xi）}i=1^∞ are equi-nuclear and under some proper gluing conditions, it is proved that C＊（X） is nuclear. Furthermore, it is claimed that in general, the coarse Roe algebra C^＊ （X） is not nuclear.
