Montclair librarians’ World Book Day outreach inspires a love of reading
The day celebrates and pays tribute to people who directly contribute to the production of literature material.
WORLD Book Day on Monday, 23 April bookmarked the global love for books as an initiative to bring reading back into lives of children.
Montlands librarians visited pre-school, Kidz Care Pre School to encourage reading at the school.
“Due to the lack of reading among young people these days, we should start inculcating an interest in books and the love for reading among the very young. For this reason, Montlands library staff chose to celebrate World Book Day in this way,” said librarian, Lionel Reddy.
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The day celebrates and pays tribute to people who directly contribute to the production of literature material. These include authors, publishers, editors and librarians.
This year’s theme is ‘Flying high with reading’. Through this programme, Ethekwini Municipality aims to promote reading and emphasise the importance of books in society.
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“With eThekwini having been named an UNESCO City of Literature, such programmes are of the utmost importance in the quest to encourage society to read and to support local authors. We call on our stakeholders in the book industry to participate in this programme,” added Reddy.
“The platform also offers an opportunity to support local authors, especially those writing in indigenous languages, as we are in dire shortage of books written and published in indigenous languages.”
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