{"id":53685,"date":"2023-06-21T09:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/youth-voices-our-src-on-the-significance-of-youth-day-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:26:04","slug":"mandela-day-book-donation-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/mandela-day-book-donation-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Librarians Day book donation drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53685\" class=\"elementor elementor-53685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c891cce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c891cce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a345ff7\" data-id=\"6a345ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cfc1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71cfc1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University (SPU&#8217;s)<\/span><\/a> Library and Information Services (LIS) in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liasa.org.za\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)<\/span><\/a> and Kimberley Public Libraries are hosting a Mandela Day Book Donation Drive to enrich the language resources of the !Xhunkwesa Combined School in Platfontein, to create a culture of reading and improve the educational outcomes for its learners.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The primary objective of the drive is to provide more fictional books written in Afrikaans as the first additional language at the school, and English which is the second additional language. The books will help develop the learner\u2019s vocabulary and contribute to the overall language development, enabling learners to express their thoughts in either Afrikaans or English.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To be part of this great community engagement initiative, please donate Afrikaans and English book titles that will encourage learners to read, become comfortable in both languages and to cultivate the habit of recreational reading at the school.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Books can be dropped off at the <strong>SPU Library security desk from 14 June \u2013 11 July 2023<\/strong>. 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