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Book drive to boost library
Book drive to boost library
A BOOK drive commemorating March as Literacy Month is being held to offer a much needed boost to the library at Thelma Gibson Primary school.
An organiser said: "The school has more than 700 students that need reading material to feed their young, eager minds, so if you have any books suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 11, they can be donated to Media Enterprises on Shirley Park Aven...
Students thoughts on new COB library and information centre
The new state-of-the-art Harry C Moore Library and Information Centre at the College of the Bahamas had its unofficial opening on Monday and students are weighing in with their concerns and enthusiasm.
Chelsea Carroll, an economics and finance major at COB, was in awe of the new library. "My first impression of it? I think it's high tech and up to date," she said.
Mass communication studen...
Lyford Cay Foundation Team Visits New C.O.B. Library
Lyford Cay Foundation Team Visits New C.O.B. Library
Nassau, Bahamas - Lyford Cay Foundation Board members
were given a tour of the new Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre at The
College of The Bahamas (COB) recently.
Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc. (LCF) assisted with the
planning and development of the landmark 60,000 square foot structure, which is named after the
Foundation's former Chairman and is expected to open in the spring of this y...
What's NEW at the Library - December 2010
What's NEW at the Library - December 2010
Grand Bahama Island -
Here is what's new as of December 2010 related
to Fiction, Mystery, and Non-Fiction books new to the Library. You can
check previous lists for DVD's, Reference and other types of books.
Situated
in
the downtown area, on
Mall Drive,
the lending library is most definitely a pillar of the community. The
Sir Charles Library stands next to the
Rand ho...
Author of Glassidor makes book donation to Freeport Lending Library
Freeport, Bahamas - Local author, Lewis
Walmsley who is set to publicly launch his science fiction book
Glassidor
on October 2nd at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant donated a copy to the Sir Charles Hayward Lending Library recently.
Receiving the book on behalf of the library was Josephine Zonicle, Head Librarian and Shamika Gardiner, Library Clerk.
"I hope that many readers of all ages will enjoy m...
Author of Glassidor makes book donation to Freeport Lending Library
Freeport, Bahamas - Local author, Lewis
Walmsley who is set to publicly launch his science fiction book
Glassidor
on October 2nd at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant donated a copy to the Sir Charles Hayward Lending Library recently.
Receiving the book on behalf of the library was Josephine Zonicle, Head Librarian and Shamika Gardiner, Library Clerk.
"I hope that many readers of all ages will...
What's NEW at the Library - August 2010
What's NEW at the Library - August 2010
Grand Bahama Island -
Here is what's new as of August 2010 related
to Fiction, Mystery, and Non-Fiction books new to the Library. You can
check previous lists for DVD's, Reference and other types of books.
Situated
in
the downtown area, on
Mall Drive,
the lending library is most definitely a pillar of the community. The
Sir Charles Library stands next to the
Rand hosp...
UB Students Told to Use AI Skills to Build Stronger, Resilient Bahamas
Students at University of The Bahamas (UB) are being prepared for a future with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The University of The Bahamas signs new MoU with China's Central South University
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas and Central South University located in Hunan, China, inked a new a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)Wednesday morning at the Harry C.Moore Library Auditorium; officials did not make it immediately clear what the renewed agreement entails. Education Minster Glenys Hanna-Martin, during her remarks, expressed gratitude got the longstanding [...]
In the absence of legislation, we all need to step up
I was in a meeting this past week when a hotel executive shared a story about how guests often ask him what the establishment is doing about recycling.
He went on to relate how efforts have been made to get staff to implement sorting items for the purpose of recycling.
Unfortunately, this suggestion was followed by somewhat of a revolt.
These guests, no doubt, come from countries where the recycli...