We met at the Main HCL Library on Rotten Row for nearly two hours over some hot tea and biscuits, sharing experiences, hearing stories and making arrangement's to read. How cool is that...WAAAAY cool.
Here, resident storyteller Thuthani Moyo takes us through the art of storytelling. He told us about the King who dreamed of a great stone city...and what happened next.....
But we still need help. Only the main library and Mount Pleasant Branch have enough readers to NOT make reading a burden or stress the readers over a TYPICALLY busy and chilly school term from May to August. Can you help?
- Highlands needs one more reader and a carpet and some cushions.
- Greendale Branch needs 3 more readers.
- Mabelreign Branch needs help to mobilise the local schools and community and 2 more regular readers. It also needs the grass cut and some cushions for the kids.
- Hatfield Branch is on the verge of opening and needs 2 more regular readers. Junior Chambers International is helping refurbish.
Meeting will be held Friday 11th May to schedule reading at the branch level. Focal persons appointed. I will share more about our readers as we go along.
On Friday 18th May, Thuthani will make his storytelling MOBILE and visit Mount Pleasant Branch from 2 to 3pm. He will visit Highlands and tell stories again on Friday 1st June from 2 to 3pm. If you want to catch his regular story telling, go to Rotten Row at 2pm on Thursdays, his regular spot.
Watch this space for more storytelling experiences across Harare.
This is a very worthy cause. We will give you all the support you need. Katrina and other storytellers a job well done for having started it off long back. This will develop our community in a very big way, Once again Job Well Done
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