The University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) has resumed its summer reading programme for primary school students after a one-year hiatus. The programme was initiated in 2003 by the tertiary institution’s Library Department with the aim of fulfilling one of its mandates: to serve the Berbice community.
Financial constraints experienced by the organising body saw the programme being halted last year. However, this year, the library was able to secure the necessary funding to resume the annual event. At a simple opening ceremony held yesterday in the auditorium of UGBC, the library commenced the 10th edition of its summer reading programme, targeting Grade 5 pupils.
“In the beginning the reading programme was targeting the Grade 6 students,
