Spreading knowledge and reading culture with "Hundred libraries - one dream"

This year's Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21) focuses on the following themes: "Reading Culture - Connecting the Community", "Entering the Era of National Growth with Books", "Reading - Enriching Knowledge, Nurturing Aspirations, Promoting Innovation and Creativity".

In Hanoi, a number of schools have had exciting activities in response to Book and Reading Culture Day. Among them, the project "Hundred libraries - one dream" of teachers, students and parents of Olympia Inter-level High School is a typical example with 18 libraries supported and effectively implemented.

Students of Nga Trung Secondary School, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province enthusiastically participated in the exchange on reading culture.

Originating from the event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the school's founding, and continuing the community actions that the "purple school" has implemented over the past 2 decades of formation and development, the project has been and will continue to reach disadvantaged areas to realize the goal: within 10 years, 100 libraries will be built and supported, spreading knowledge and reading culture to the community.

After only one year of active implementation, up to now, the project "Hundred Libraries - One Dream" has supported 18 libraries in 18 schools in disadvantaged areas of the provinces: Ha Giang, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen... with more than 22,000 books and equipment, facilities for libraries; approximately 700 million VND has been used to buy supplies to support the libraries.

Sharing about the purpose and meaning of this activity, Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Ha, project coordinator, emotionally expressed: "The general purpose of the project is to spread reading culture for students in disadvantaged schools, where they do not have many opportunities to access reading books.

​We want to spread the values ​​of empathy and responsibility to all stakeholders in the school community with a series of meaningful and engaging activities for students, parents, teachers and staff. In addition, we also wish to provide an open reading space for students to share knowledge through group activities, develop creative ideas, research and information search skills... forming lifelong learning capacity."

Although school and local conditions are still difficult, the students have always excelled in their studies and training.

Witnessing teachers, students and parents from a school in Hanoi travel a long way to present library equipment and useful books, Mr. Do Xuan Hien, Principal of Nga Trung Secondary School, was moved to share: "Our school is mainly for children from rural areas, many families still face many economic difficulties, so the learning conditions of the students are also hindered. Among them, the conditions for students to access the habit of reading regularly. However, teachers and students of the school have tried to overcome difficulties to strive to improve, achieving many achievements in teaching and learning.

And today, with the special attention of Olympia School, we hope that the reading culture will be spread more widely, helping students access a treasure trove of knowledge, and gain more useful provisions on their learning path and future life.

A corner of the library after being upgraded, adding many useful equipment and books.

Teacher Kieu Hue, on her journey to bring her 6th grade students to Thanh Hoa, tearfully expressed: "When I arrived at the school of my friends in a distant province, I saw the children standing silently in front of the old school buildings, their sunburned faces, their shy but also warm and curious eyes when receiving gifts of knowledge from their little friends from far away. I suddenly realized that, in that moment, something had grown in the hearts of my students. It was empathy, maturity and a special love for the value of knowledge."

Teachers were moved to see students from both schools neatly stacking books on shelves, gently wiping down bookshelves and reading tables, and carefully labeling their names. After finishing their work in the library, students from both schools played tug of war together, enjoyed performances, and listened to inspirational speakers about reading culture with great enthusiasm.

The meaningful project has donated 18 library equipment to many disadvantaged schools.

In the eager eyes of students in disadvantaged areas, reading books for the first time in a spacious library, touching new books, everyone realized that in their simple joy contained so many hopes and dreams that were gradually taking flight.

The project "Hundred Libraries - One Dream" has actively contributed to building reading spaces, while nurturing green shoots of knowledge, arousing the spirit of learning, creativity and determination to rise up amidst countless difficulties.

This will be a meaningful experience for students in the capital.

Over the years, the journey of teachers, students and parents of Olympia Inter-level School with their benevolent hearts has transcended geography, extending the sharing and love. Each book given away is like a seed sown into the souls of children. Then those seeds will grow, nurture personality, open up vision and create the future. Reading culture is therefore no longer a distant concept but is present, spreading, touching the hearts of readers in every part of the country.

Olympia school parents share their feelings at the meeting.

Ms. Tran Bich Hanh, head of the parents' committee of grade 6, Olympia High School, said: "The trips were truly special experiences, leaving me with many unforgettable emotions. As a mother, witnessing the growth of my children through each small action, my heart was filled with many emotions.

At that moment, we understood that parents need to accompany their children in their studies and life, and at the same time sow the seeds of love, compassion and responsibility to the community. Experiences like these will be valuable assets for their children throughout their lives, helping them grow up to be kind-hearted people who know how to love and live for others. And for us, that is the most meaningful gift."

Although the two schools are geographically far apart, they are connected by a culture of reading.

Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day is an occasion to honor knowledge, and also a loving reminder of the responsibility of the whole community in building a learning, humane and liberal society. When a book is opened, a whole new horizon is opened. It is from small but persistent actions like the above project that the community is together writing a beautiful story about the spirit of solidarity, love and the aspiration of the nation to rise up.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/lan-toa-tri-thuc-va-van-hoa-doc-voi-tram-thu-vien-mot-uoc-mo-post873762.html