As an outreach activity of the World Book Day celebrations, on 15th May 2015, two staff members of the National Library, Mr. J. Ramsamy-Librarian National Library and Mrs.Veena- Library Officer, organised a talk and a power point presentation on the “Role of Libraries in preparing students for the future” for Form 3 and F4 students.
The 40 minutes talk and presentation comprehensively aimed at providing students with an overview of all the services offered by the different libraries in Mauritius. The main topics covered were:
• Ten reasons for reading
• Defining a library and the materials provided by a library
• The 5 types of libraries
• Contents and facilities offered by the National Library
• Usefulness of libraries
• The internet versus libraries
• Job opportunities and required qualifications
The presentation was punctuated throughout by and finally ended with questions for the audience of students. Incidentally, the National Library staff members expressed keen approval of Keats College library commending it as one of the best they have yet visited. The students were reminded of how lucky they were in having such a well-stocked library at their disposal and they were urged to make optimum use of its facilities.
An enlightening talk which has certainly broadened the minds of the students with added knowledge!
Article: Miss Nafeedah Khoodaruth
Images: Mr. Rai
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