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CHILDREN DELIBERATE ON LIBRARY BOOKS

BY P S SUNDAR

                Children from Kotagiri taluk have shown the way for intellectual interaction by conducting brain-storming sessions through their newly formed “Children Readers’ Forum” of Kotagiri Government Library.

Thirty eight students of Government and aided schools spent two hours from 10.30 am on Sunday in the library deliberating on the contents of the books they had read borrowing from the library.

The entire deliberations were conducted by such student readers.  Student Surya Prakash led the proceedings.   Students Rini, Vasanth, Pooja, Mahalakshmi, Vinothini and Ariyan shared thoughts from the books they had read.

“Some students read as much as 10 books per month.  The subjects they discussed covered a wide gamut – fiction, non-fiction, poems and general knowledge”, Librarian Ravi told me.

Dr Jagadeesh, President of Rotary Club of Kotagiri, spoke to them on personal hygiene.

Raju, Nilgiris district Secretary of Tamil Nadu Science Forum, stressed on conserving water.

A film on APJ Abdul Kalam was screened.

“Such sessions will be conducted on the first Sunday of each month”, Ravi added.

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