ISLM culminated in a Grand Finale at the Children’s Centre on Nov. 5, attended by 100 pupils (twenty from each school) and their teachers. A welcome address by Ngozi Osadebe urged children to share reading experiences and make friends with pupils from other schools. Elizabeth Babarinde shared a Nigerian folktale and led singing activities. Evangel Obim talked on Developing a reading culture; while Grace Onyebuchi discussed Why I love my school library. After a lively musical interlude led by Florence Chukwurah, Grace introduced children to educational use of social media. Ngozi Osadebe concluded with introduction of the bookmark program, a way of sharing Nigerian culture with children in other lands.
