The Lancaster/Liverpool/ Manchester Library recently paid tribute to 10 children for their reading abilities as part of the National Library’s centenary celebrations.
The reading class with library employees
The Reading Programme which started on May 27 and concluded on June 24 was aimed at reviving reading among children. Senior Library Assistant Claudette Mickle said since the hosting of the Programme many children have shown significant improvement and much potential.
Forbes Munroe, Senior Probation Officer in Region Six handed over the prizes to the winners including Alia Andrews, Sodia Smartt, and Shimron Ram in the seven – 11 year category; Dinesha Leitch, Ammelia Hally, Kishel Fraser, Godfrey Blair, Nicholas Blair, and Kavita Chunu in the 12-14 year group, and Anasha Ault in the 15-17 year category. Munroe urged them to keep reading as “it will make your future brighter and better.”
Though the date of the official opening of the Lancaster/Liverpool/Manchester library is not known, Mickle, who has worked there for over two decades, said it dated back to more than 40 years.
She said she and her two staffers take pride in “serving the community.
We provide a variety of resources to help you learn about the present, investigate the past, and plan for the future.”
There are books there to educate, inform and entertain people of all ages, Mickle added.
Mickle and Forbes great job for our kids and the community. I hope you continue to provide incentives for reading. One of the most invaluable achievements in life is the ability to read well and having the desire to read enhances that abilty.
Keep up the good work. Help our young ones.
I am overjoyed to know that the library is still in existence. I remember well visiting that library. Keep up the good work volunteers and employees!!!
Congratulations on the wonderful job that has been done for the children in the community. I can still remember attending this library throughout my life as a student. It was highly instrumental in my development. I would like to wish all the members of staff all the best as they continue to assist the children in the community in their quest for excellence. Allow mw also to thanks Mrs. Crawford who had served as the Senior Librarian at the library for a long time, and also to thank Mrs. Mickle. I can never forget their patience, care and assistance whenever I was at the library. Keep up the good work and I promise to contribute to its continued development in the near future