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World Book Day is an annual event held on 23 April, William Shakespeare's date of birth, and is organised by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. World Book Day celebrations reflect the importance of reading for life-long learning, cognitive development and psychological well-being. The WCED encourages all schools to acknowledge the value of reading by participating enthusiastically in reading-based activities on World Book Day. |
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The theme for 2010 is: READING IS COOL |
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The WCED will be celebrating along with strategic partners, such as the Publishers' Association of South Africa (PASA), The South African Booksellers' Association (SABA), The Department of Arts and Culture, the Western Cape Provincial Library Services and the Centre for the Book (a specialist unit of the National Library of South Africa): |
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EDULIS will display school library/resource centre material which has recently been evaluated by the EDULIS Evaluators: Curriculum Resources, and which is recommended for purchase by schools for their libraries/resource centres:
Venue: EDULIS Seminar Room, First Floor, Middestad Mall, Charl Malan Street, Bellville
Duration of exhibition: 21-23 April (World Book Day) 2010
Visiting times: Wednesday to Friday, 10:30 to 16:00 |
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PASA and SABA will embark on an outreach initiative whereby reading will be done at nominated schools across all provinces from 19 to 23 April 2010. |
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The partnership has designed and printed a colourful poster depicting the spirit of World Book Day. Posters will be made available to all schools and public libraries across the country. In the Western Cape they will be available from district resource centre staff. See paragraph 5 below for contact details. |
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Where educationdistricts do not have resource centres, they should contact the following persons in order to obtain posters:
Metro North Education District
Jennifer Caroto: Manager: E-Learning and Library Services |
tel. 021 938 3000 |
Metro Central Education District
Sharon Koff
Bridgette Spielman
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tel. 021 514 6756
tel. 021 514 6702 |
Overberg Education District (Caledon Office)
Sara Clegg: School Library Adviser |
cell: 072 446 6053 |
(available from 20 April 2010)
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Attached is a list of suggested school activities, compiled by the staff of EDULIS (Education Library and Information Service), to mark World Book Day in a rewarding and an enjoyable way. |
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In the spirit of World Book Day, we encourage all schools to visit or contact one of the following persons to request block loans of books for use on World Book Day:
| Susan Hanekom |
EDULIS Library, Middestad Mall, Bellville |
tel. 021 957 9618 |
| Cheryl Joseph |
Metro East Resource Centre / EDULIS Branch Library, Kuils River |
tel. 021 900 5111 |
| Ntombi Mngxuma |
Metro South Brian O'Connell Resource Centre, Mitchell's Plain |
tel. 021 370 2084 |
| Ina Heiberg |
West Coast Resource Centre, Paarl |
tel. 021 860 1229 |
| Sam Webber |
Eden & Central Karoo Resource Centre, George |
tel. 044 803 8328 |
| Janine Ontong |
Cape Winelands Resource Centre, Worcester |
tel. 023 348 4657 |
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In the absence of a functioning resource centre at the Metro Central District Office and in response to numerous requests from educators at schools in that district, the decision was taken to establish a collection point at EDUMEDIA in Mowbray for school block loans borrowed from the EDULIS Library. This interim measure will be applicable until a resource centre has been established at the Metro Central District Office. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2010:03:16
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