ZODMLCATHY(Catch Them Young)

Monthly Reading Programme

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What is CATHY (Catch Them Young)Monthly Reading Programme?

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The Programme started in 2003.

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It was designed to get local govt primary school pupils to read regulary, by becoming library users.

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So far, it has created a love of books among most participants.

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ZODML library membership has made reading and learning resources available to them.

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How does it work?

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Each month, during school term, 26 pupils are selected from local governement primary schools.

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Each are given a book to read.

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They are then invited to the ZODML Library to discuss the book with the book’s author.

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After the discussion, the students are taken on a tour of the library and made members.

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Past Authors include...

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Cyprian Ekwensi discussed

‘The Drummer Boy’

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Chimamanda Adichie discussed ‘Purple Hibiscus’

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Eddie Iroh discussed

‘Without A Silver Spoon’

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Tony Marinho discussed

‘Bobo Learns to Fly’

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Ifeoma Okoye discussed

‘Village Boy’

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Akachi Adimora discussed ‘My Cousin

Sammy’

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The Impact of CATHY Reading Programme on the Nigerian community.

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Over 1,600 children have benefitted from the CATHY Reading programme.

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These children have influenced their peers to become active readers and users of the library.

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Every Nigerian Child has Potential.

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