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The most recent development from the book fair activities in 2011 was the introduction of the new “Moving Library” tour which was an integral part of Hargeysa International Book Fair (HIBF) 2011. This exciting and innovative program created by Redsea-online was the flag-ship event of the year, a weeklong tour around Somaliland with a bus carrying books and representatives from 9 regional Readers Clubs of regional readers clubs (Members of these clubs work throughout the year presenting books to local communities) visited all the major cities in the country. In every city a public speaking sessions and a “darandoorri” (reading together) was held. In addition sample books and lyrics composition, specifically commissioned for the moving library tour was distributed. The readers clubs and the other youth organizations used this opportunity to promote the books, and encourage participants and local citizens to embrace reading as a hobby. There was commitment from several local authorities where the Moving Library will visit this year, to establish a public library financed by the municipality. For further reading, read Zahra Jibril's diaries, of one 2011 participants Contents published on: 2012-01-19 (5633 reads) |