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By Gifty Amofa / Evelyn Anane, RNG
Accra, June 15, GNA – The Worldreader's
Local content for African libraries (LOCAL) in partnership with African Library
Association of Information (AFLIA) and the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) have
introduces a reading tablet to rearrange the reading in libraries.
The tablet, also known as
"E-reader" increased attendance at library activities by 83%, 69
and 74% in the Ashanti, Central and Volta regions, respectively.
Mr. Prince Osei Gyamfi, Facilitator, in a
presentation on the impact of the electronic reader during the closing ceremony of the
project in Accra, said that the number of children in libraries has increased
twice during the life of the project.
Mr. Gyamfi said that because of the increase,
demand from library users, supervision became a challenge,
the kids were only interested in reading on the shelves but did not want
register as a member of the library clubs.
He said that in the central region alone, 24,169
customers were contacted with 6,635 from Cape Coast, 2,584 from Swedru and 14,950
Abura Dunkwa and a total of 47 outreach and internal activities were conducted
outside.
Mr. James Ofosu Frimpong, a moderator
the Ashanti region, said the numbers who visited the libraries because of the
electronic readers were encouraging that tablets could not serve them both so
Librarians have devised ways for everyone to have access to electronic readers.
He said that librarians have made students sit by two
to read or ask them to read the same story aloud.
There were 56 awareness activities and 42 in-house
activities in the region during the period.
He said that most of the outreach activities had taken place in
Kumasi and as the library of the city could not accommodate a large number of students, the
the readings were done in the schools.
Mr. Ofosu Frimpong said one of their
Outreach activities in Amansie West District had a significant impact as they allowed:
reduce absenteeism.
The project, which involved nine communities
Libraries in three regions have trained 24 librarians, distributed 450
libraries and targeted children aged 0 to 12, deploying 90,000
books of which 9000 were in local languages.
GNA
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