The Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) has outlined activities for the year, a statement from its spokesman, Mr Anote Ajeluorou has said.
Beginning with its opening members-only Meet and Greet session in January, activities would then build up to the virtual fourth anniversary celebration of the founding of NBRP scheduled for February 7. It has Getting Back the Reading Grove as theme.
Following on the heels of the anniversary are the annual Lagos Book Walk event, billed for March 7, and the kick off of Yenagoa’s tenure as the Nigerian National Book Clubs City from April 23. Yenagoa takes up the baton from Lagos which had itself succeeded Uyo in that role.
Other activities listed in the calendar for the year include participations at Nigerian International Book Fair in May and Lagos Book and Arts Festival in November.
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There is also the yearly crown jewel event of the association, namely the Annual General Meeting and National Conference on Reading which would hold this year in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State in September. On February 7, at 7:00pm on a virtual (Zoom) celebration meeting, Ajeluorou would be in conversation with notable book promoters across the country who have made significant impact in the reading value chain.
They are the founder of Abuja Writers Forum (AWF), Dr. Emman Usman Shehu, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AFLIA), Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Vice President-elect of Literacy Promotion Association of Nigeria (LPAN, formerly Reading Association of Nigeria). Prof Nkechi Christopher and Dr. Kole Odutola of the University of Florida, United States.