Thunderstorms and Story Reading

Friday afternoon was hot and sticky. This was after a long week of more hot and sticky with a huge thunderstorm on Thursday that reminded us that this is lightening season.  My back-up inverter refuses to turn back on and my Aunty Maud's TV went kapoot, I am sure we are not the only ones.

Deborah reading to a class of children during the Book Fair 

Despite all this and a very busy month of work, exams and life generally for me, my friend and fellow library volunteer, Deborah Makoni, made it all the way across town to read to children at Mount Pleasant yesterday. A better turn out than last time - and thanks to Kubatana and Zimbabwe Reads websites for spreading the word. As Deborah said to me over the phone 'we have just got to keep a presence going'. So, even if the timing is not great and our communications not getting to where they need to go, she is right. The word will spread. And we will get it right.

Deborah read three tales to the children who attended (The Jays New Feathers, The Strange Bag and Tendayi and His family). Deborah is one of our 'golden' reading volunteers. She is always there; at the books fair, at meetings, rolling up her sleeves to help with dusty and tiring book weeding. And Deborah comes all the way across town to do this as her branch library remains, sadly, closed. Deborah lives in Hatfield. Don't you just love the dedication! One day Hatfield Branch Library will open, I know this for sure. Don't know when, but it will and it will benefit from all the experience Deborah has gained helping Harare City Library all across town.

Friday November 30th at 2pm is the next reading day at Mount Pleasant. See you there.