Summer fun at the library

During the summer, the Kien Giang Provincial Library campus is more bustling, especially on weekends, when it welcomes many readers of all ages. In the reading rooms, many young children are attentively reading stories, playing games, and drawing pictures; older children are reading books, studying; a group is practicing dancing in preparation for an art performance...

According to Director of Kien Giang Provincial Library Le Thi Thanh Thuy, in order to attract students to the library during the summer, the Provincial Library equips and opens reading rooms, adds many new books, organizes extracurricular activities, enhances information and propaganda through social networks...

According to the librarians, in addition to adding and displaying many books to serve readers during the summer, the unit also organizes many activities to serve children readers to create a healthy and useful playground for children, contributing to the development of reading culture.

Children play games at Kien Giang Provincial Library.

The library’s children’s room is decorated with many beautiful wall paintings, the space is airy and has many types of children’s comics. Many students are often brought here by their parents to read books, they are happy and comfortable when reading books and making new friends.

After carefully sketching and coloring the picture, Vo Nguyen Quynh Trang - a student at Nguyen Du Secondary School, Rach Gia City shared: “Before summer, every Saturday morning, my parents took me to the library to read books and relax. During the summer, I go to the library more often, about 3-4 days a week. I like going to the library because here I can read many books, play many games, and meet many new friends.”

Playing with friends playing with wooden blocks, Nguyen Hai Yen - a student at Ly Thuong Kiet Primary School, Rach Gia City said: “Not only in the summer, during the school year, my parents often take me to the Provincial Library to read books. During the summer break, I like going to the library even more, I get to meet many friends of the same age, read books, play wooden blocks, lego, checkers, chess, etc.”

The provincial library has over 150,000 books of various genres. The children's rooms, lending rooms, and general reading rooms are all arranged in open, spacious, and airy spaces to make children feel most comfortable when coming to the library. New books are arranged on bookshelves near the readers' seats, making it easy for readers to find books.

Students search for documents and do homework on computers at the Provincial Library.

Director of Kien Giang Provincial Library Le Thi Thanh Thuy said: "To meet the needs of readers, especially to help young readers experience a meaningful summer when coming to the Provincial Library, depending on the age of the students, there will be many different and reasonable activities to make them excited and enjoy reading books."

In addition to young readers, Kien Giang Provincial Library also attracts many students and civil servants to come and find documents. Tran Thanh Minh - a student at Kien Giang University said: "My house is near the library, so I often come here to read books and find study materials. The provincial library has desktop computers connected to the internet, convenient for looking up necessary information or using them to do homework. In addition, the space here is airy and quiet, I really like it."

According to many parents, taking their children to the library is not only for them to relax and read books, but also for them to be exposed to a diverse cultural space. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga, living in Rach Gia City, shared: “In addition to teaching my children swimming and English, I take my two children to the Provincial Library 3-4 times a week to read and play. This is not only a space for my children to relax, but also to absorb knowledge, practice reading habits and thinking. In addition, when they come here, they can both study and play in a cool, clean, beautiful space, and meet and interact with many friends of the same age and interests, so I feel secure.”

Article and photos: LOYAL

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