Title: Creative writers in the making
Source: Barbados Nation News
Date Published: September 6, 2009
http://www.nationnews.com/news/local/National-Library-Service-Literacy-Fun-Day-copy-for-web
Abstract:
Article highlights the Barbados first National Library's Literacy Fun Day event as well as the library's summer programmes held across the island. These events featured activities for children that encourage the development of children writers and their literacy development and skills. The events allowed for children to produce 31 books and share their original creative writings through the reading of their work to the public. The Literacy Fun day also saw a puppet show to entertain those who attended.
The article also contains comments by the children service librarian, Jennifer Yarde, regarding the rationale behind the library's events and activities.
Excerpt:
"YOUNG WRITERS came out to show off their creativity and skill at the National Library Service's first ever Literacy Fun Day at Queen's Park, St Michael, yesterday.
Under the theme Literacy Beyond The Vision, librarians from all the departments came out to lend their support to the future writers of Barbados, some of whom were as young as seven years old.
"At the Library we encourage children to read and write, so that they can improve their literacy skills," children's librarian Jennifer Yarde said.
The youthful scribes came out to share their stories and books which they had written at the recently concluded summer programme held at the various libraries across the island."
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