Category: Ghana

Reading at Nyariga Community Library

From Clement: We read a story book entitled Bolga by bus, author of Dr. G.A. Agambila, with adults at the Nyariga community library together with the Librarian. The story book talks about how enthusiastic the little boy was desperately wants to know his father’s hometown and he sets on a long journey to find his father who abandoned his mother many years ago. His journey takes him through the cultural and physical landscape of Ghana. He finally meets his uncle and grandmother. He became familiar with the towns in Ghana from Accra to Bolga and experiences especially the 780 kilometre journey. We also learned a Glossary of Non – English and special terms in Africa such as Akpeteshie, Akpeleh, Amani, Dansika, Saagibor, Tanya, and Tuo Zaafi and many more. Chiefs names in Bolga from 1843 to current Chiefs.

Recent activities of Ghana library coordinator in Upper East

Due to the heavy rains we have been experiencing almost daily, I distributed six raincoats to staff: one for myself, two for the librarians and one for the security guard at Sumbrungu Community Library, and two for the librarian and security guard at Nyariga Community Library. Today, Mr. Evans and I visited Nyariga Community Library, where we joined the newly acting librarian to clean the library. We also mounted educational and learning materials on the walls to make the library more attractive and welcoming to patrons. 

From Clement, Ghana library coordinator:

Dear Michael, Please  today patronage  successful with massive number who were able to read individually with their own books they brought from the house such as mathematics books and copybooks from school. In the afternoon I engaged them read a story which entitled “Why monkeys looks like men”. The story is that, long ago there was a great famine on the whole world because there was rain, so the King asked each and every one to gather their food stuff to the palace so every morning everyone will go for their share till a time that the famine will be over meanwhile the King kept some strong men to guard the food stuff for supply but one day the guards decided to stole some of the food stuff without the King’s notice.The next day King find out that some of the food stuff have missed and inspect the barns and caught the guards the put in charge of the food stuff, they suggested the should kill them but they King said he will teach them a lesson that they will never forget, then he went inside his room and brought out substance and sprinkle it on them and  behold, all the men turned into monkeys.when this happen ,they felt shy to go home and they decided to go and live on trees in the forest. Moral lesson:We should not take advantage of opportunity given to you to misbehave.

Daytime session at Sumbrungu Community Library

Photos from Sumbrungu community library where had group reading and discusion based on a story we read Hanatu, a seamstress learns to read. Patrons discussed who a seamstress is, what was her aim was, and how she was able to achieve her aim through English literacy classes.

Update from Nyariga community library on games and books

CESRUD coordinator Amii Clement presented new games and new books to the Nyariga Community Library committee secretary, Hon. Azaare Simon. With these additions, the library’s collection has increased to a total of 953 books. The committee expressed their appreciation for the support and the continued growth of the library.

Daytime Session at Sumbrungu Community Library

Today (June 22) during the daytime session patronage has been wonderful, where the Assistant librarian guided patrons to read a story together, the title of the story is Hamidu’s dream.The plot of the story was that Hamidu grew up with a single parent which was a mother so life was not easy for him and the mother. Hamidu helps the mother to sell vegetables in the market. Hamidu was good in mathematics so the mother concluded that Hamidu will become an accountant in future but Hamidu kept quiet, so his mother continue saying this all the time till one day Hamidu told his mother that he has a bigger profession that he has been dreaming about, and mother what profession bigger than accountant? Yes of course I have been dreaming about becoming a chef , but the mother was not happy in fact his friends mocked him  but Hamidu ignored them and focus on his education, passed well in his exams and actually became a Chef in a very big hotel!

The moral lesson in this story is that Hamidu was very determined, he did not give up and also hard working, he also focused on what he wanted to become but not what people say. Patrons were asked to discuss the terms, Accountant and Chef. Patrons were asked to discuss what they want to become in future and why? Written by Assistant Librarian Doris Atubigamah Ayambila