OZAMIZ
CITY: The La Salle University (LSU) is conducting “Araw ng Pagbasa” for its elementary
and high school students, Nov. 27.
Teachers
are told to conduct storytelling in Cebuano to emphasize the importance of reading
and stories written in the local dialect.
Books
to be used in the storytelling must be borrowed from the library.
Parents
of students can also do the storytelling to the students, Monaliza Mugot, LSU
Libraries and Media Center director said.
The
“Araw ng Pagbasa is part of the activities of the National Information Month
(NIM) celebrated by the school this November.
NIM
is a nationwide event introduced by the Philippine Librarians Association
Incorporated (PLAI) for students to discover the intricacies of the world
beyond their own experience through books and other forms of media.
LSU-Ozamiz
celebrates the contributions of the library and promote its use and support with
its theme: “Nasa Pagbasa ang Pag-asa.”
Various
activities include book storytelling, book tower challenge, library trivia, exhibits,
book fair, promotional video contest, library talk at the LSU-FM and
“Watch-A-Thon” Movies.
“I
Caught You Reading” pictures of students reading books in the library have been
posted in information bulletins.