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Ghana Library Board to re-introduction mobile libraries
Hohoe, April 11, Ghanadot/GNA-The Ghana
Library Board (GLB) is holding consultations with Regional
Co-ordinating Councils and the Ghana Education Service to
draw up strategies towards the re-introduction of mobile
libraries in the country.
The programme would be piloted in two districts in each
region.
Mr. Omari Tenkorang, Executive Director of the Ghana Library
Board (GLB) announced this at the International Children's
Book Day (ICBD) celebration in the Volta region in Hohoe on
Wednesday.
Basic school pupils and students who distinguished
themselves in an Inter-Circuits Essay and Reading
Competition in the Hohoe District were honoured as part of
the celebration.
Mr. Tenkorang said the mobile library service would focus
mainly on the remotest areas of the selected pilot
districts.
He therefore appealed to metropolitan, municipal and
district assemblies as well as non-governmental stakeholders
to help the GLB to inculcate reading habits in children.
He said the second bi-annual GLB-National Youth Essay
Competition for students from the Junior High School to the
Tertiary levels for next year, was to unearth the talents of
students, in addition to enhancing human resource base
necessary for nation-building.
Ms. Juliet B. D. Kumah, Hohoe District Director of Education
noted that good communication skills are integral part of
scholarly pursuits and the exploits of GLB needed to be
commended and emulated by others.
She said motivation was a strong catalyst that serve as a
driving force behind the attainment of excellence and hoped
that the GLB experience would contribute to stemming the
menace of falling educational standards in the country.
Mr. Aalikem Tamakloe, Volta Regional Librarian said children
could be taken off the dangers and pressures of
urbanization, modernization and globalization, if they
imbibed the love for reading and the use of the libraries.
He stated that some successful men and women have learnt
decent vocations through the use of the library, adding tha;
"the developed world still depended on libraries for
socio-economic development and growth".
Ms Stella Eleeza and Meriga Ashiayatu both of Saint Teresa's
Junior High School (JHS) from the Hohoe-East Circuit won the
first positions at the JHS essay writing and reading
categories respectively with Master Ernest Kumah of Gbi-Primary
in the Gbi-South circuit and Ms Mavis Wumenyo of Holy Rosary
in the Hohoe-West circuit emerging tops at the Primary essay
writing and reading contest respectively.
They received certificates, free registration to use library
for a year, novels, exercise books and other stationeries
and consolation prizes for participants.
GNA
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