January 2009
Drama group: The drama group and music groups are currently not running as we are training up the book-reading club in acting and singing.
School class visits: This month, we have managed to work with six schools all primary schools. They have been visiting the library on the weekdays and have benefited a lot from the free resources and services rendered to them. The students upon coming to the library are shown how to handle the books, open the pages, take books from the shelves and also return them to their respective shelves. They also learn some basic computer skills. With less supervision, the students enjoy every single moment in the library.
November 2008
Africa Collection has been purchased through the donation of money from a school in Eastleigh in the UK!! When Maili Saba has finished with Eastleigh’s typewriter we can get these catalogued and onto the shelves!
Adult fiction categories and new children’s sections. The adults' fiction is now fully categorised. It now has Romances, Horror, War, Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and general fiction. We have also created a teenage section, but are awaiting more shelving before this can be made available to the users of the library. It will be located between the adults' and children’s rooms. We also now have a first readers section.
Class Visits to the library. This month we had only two class visits to the library. This was because we closed for refurbishing and when the library re-opened students were in the middle of their national school exams.
Activities
Book reading club: After being closed for several weeks the children are now back into their routines. This group help to keep the library organised and tidy, as well as participate in book reading activities.
Drama Group: The Drama group is currently working on a drama entitled Men Abuse on the Women.
Art, Drawing and Painting: Most of the children from here have now joined MYSA Haba Na Haba group, and are working from their premises.
Computer groups: 50 children were trained on basic computer skills
Challenges
We need more shelves and more stock, many of our books need repair, and children need to be educated about how to handle books!
