IBADAN BOOK CLUB TO PAY COURTESY VISIT TO OYO STATE LIBRARY BOARD ON FRIDAY
The Executive members of the Ibadan Book Club (IBC) will on 30th of April, 2021 pay a courtesy visit to the head of the Oyo State Library Board, Mrs. A.I Akinlolu to discuss opportunities for collaboration on reading culture and reading promotion in Oyo State.
In a statement issued and signed by Ayobami Odunyemi and Emeka Emmanuel, Coordinator and Secretary of the Club said the purpose of the visit is to open up a new chapter in the relationship between both parties and to leverage on each other’s strengths to deliver better in the area of reading promotion in the state.
The Courtesy visit will be led by the Coordinator of the Club Ayobami Odunyemi in the company of other Executives.
It would be recalled that during the March edition of the Book Club’s reading which took place at the Press Council Hall of the Polytechnic Ibadan, members of the club appointed a 7-man EXCO tasked to guide IBC`s strategic direction as the club continues to grow in membership.
Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers. It was established by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota towards the growth and development of Reading Culture in Oyo State. Ibadan Book Club consists of group of people who get together, periodically meet to discuss the book they have read, and to exchange such books. The members of the club encourage each other, and learn to read with a critical awareness, articulating their opinions on a particular book with the others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
Few of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centenary Anthology: A Collection of Essays, Articles, Poems and Artworks on Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and lastly Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of A Mind Always in Motion.