Title: Reading - food for thought
Source: Barbadian Nation News
Date Published on: January 26, 2010
URL: http://www.nationnews.com/news/local/new-library-for-George-Lamming-School-copy-for-web
Abstract:
The article reports on the visit of a Barbadian author to pupils of the George Lamming Primary School, which was named in his honour. The students received the visit from the writer George Lamming, who was there to open and formally launch the mobile library. Excerpts of the speech that he gave encouraging the habit of reading is recorded in the article.
Plans to instutionalise the habit of reading in the school are also mentioned, including the production of a school magazine to be written and edited by students.
Finally, Lamming pledges to donate 700 books to the school library. The delight of the Principal at this new library is also expressed.
Excerpt:
Senior teacher at the school, Anthony Coward, said it was hoped that out of a centralised culture of reading the school would produce a magazine of poetry and prose, which would be written and edited by the students.
Lamming concluded his opening remarks by telling pupils that he would assist the school in providing 700 books to the library, the same number as the school's enrolment.
Principal Barbara Grant described the new library as "a long cherished dream".
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