“At the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.”
- William Golding, The Spire.
Magical Books, a Nigerian social enterprise involved in reading
advocacy was selected to, and did present an innovative poster at the just
concluded 80th edition of the International Federation of Library Associations – World Library
International Congress held in
Lyon, France from the 16th -22nd of August, 2014.
The World Library International Congress organised by IFLA is
a yearly event that brings together actors of knowledge from all over the world
to discuss, share and disseminate knowledge. This year’s theme was tagged
“Libraries, Citizens, and Societies: Confluence for Knowledge”. There were
several programmes which included open sessions, workshops, pre and post
congress satellite meetings and poster sessions with several interesting sub-themes.
At the poster session, Magical Books had the opportunity of presenting
her poster titled “Magical Books: A Reading Advocacy Project” at stand 121 in
the midst of about two hundred (200) poster stands. These stands were available
to approximately three thousand and Five Hundred (3500) participants for
viewing, networking and partnerships.
The poster created by the C.E.O/Program Coordinator, Mrs Seun
Aina and presented by Mrs Adetoun Oyelude of the Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, an active member of the Magical
Books Network detailed the organization's active role in promoting healthy
reading habits and lifelong learning attitudes amongst children, teenagers and
adults in Nigeria. The photographs on the poster highlighted their activities
in the area of reading advocacy in the media, schools and organisations.
It also showed other activities which include organising of
reading clubs for children, book clubs for adults and seminars and workshops
that build life skills in children and adults.
Just recently, Magical Books and Global Youth Leadership and
Girl Child Foundation (GYLGF) concluded a three week Summer Reading Club from the 11th - 30th of August, 2014. This year’s edition was coordinated by Dr Adepeju Oti, founder of GYLGF.
The edition included
loud session story times, book talks, craft, educative games, excursions among
others.
With the support and partnership of thousands of people in
their network, Magical Books is getting closer to achieving its vision of
seeing a Nigeria where both young and old see reading as a lifelong activity, a
tool for personal growth, social change and national development.
To know more about this organisation, visit and like their Facebook page at Magical Books Nigeria and follow on Twitter @magical_books1.
