Join the WE READ-SUMMER PROGRAM
Research indicates that children can lose up to three months of reading progress over the summer months, and that loss can have a long-term impact. With this in mind, children ages 5 - 17 are invited to join our WE READ-Summer Program. and to read for the joy of reading.
Things to Remember:
-At the end of the program children will receive certificates based on the number of books completed and their are a few books prizes for the reading champions! To register visit Chez Alpha Books or send a message to adiouf@chezalphabks.com
Things to Remember:
- -Students can register with the lending library and borrow 2-3 books per visit.
- -We encourage all registered members to have a photo to obtain a library card.
- -Books must be read which are at or above the participant's reading level.
-At the end of the program children will receive certificates based on the number of books completed and their are a few books prizes for the reading champions! To register visit Chez Alpha Books or send a message to adiouf@chezalphabks.com
Reading is Fundamental
"The true university of these days is a collection of books". Thomas Carlyle
Some may ask, “Why read a book?” In response, books allow us to travel without leaving the house; we can slip them in our bags and crack them open as we wait for the bus or read quietly while enjoying the last glass of attaya. Books connect us to the diversity in the world around us, exposing us to new ideas and experiences. Compared to the cost of a college course, one book is relatively inexpensive and our library loan program allows books to circulate
throughout the community.
Originally established solely as a new bookstore the lending library was organized later to provide the community much needed access to a wide range of books in English. Consisting of almost 2000 fiction and non-fiction books for readers of all ages, the lending library members include individual students, families and Chez Alpha also works collaboratively with various educational institutions providing them access to English books. Students utilize the library in order to complete required assignments while other readers drop by for a quick visit, become hooked and continue to stop by for a monthly supply of good reading materials. Some library members travel great distances for the pleasure of borrowing books. Other visitors are merely in Dakar for a two week vacation and having heard about Chez Alpha feel the need to come and read just for the afternoon. Whatever your reason for visiting the library, we share your addiction to books and welcome passionate readers from around the world!
Some may ask, “Why read a book?” In response, books allow us to travel without leaving the house; we can slip them in our bags and crack them open as we wait for the bus or read quietly while enjoying the last glass of attaya. Books connect us to the diversity in the world around us, exposing us to new ideas and experiences. Compared to the cost of a college course, one book is relatively inexpensive and our library loan program allows books to circulate
throughout the community.
Originally established solely as a new bookstore the lending library was organized later to provide the community much needed access to a wide range of books in English. Consisting of almost 2000 fiction and non-fiction books for readers of all ages, the lending library members include individual students, families and Chez Alpha also works collaboratively with various educational institutions providing them access to English books. Students utilize the library in order to complete required assignments while other readers drop by for a quick visit, become hooked and continue to stop by for a monthly supply of good reading materials. Some library members travel great distances for the pleasure of borrowing books. Other visitors are merely in Dakar for a two week vacation and having heard about Chez Alpha feel the need to come and read just for the afternoon. Whatever your reason for visiting the library, we share your addiction to books and welcome passionate readers from around the world!
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird marks the debut of Akosua Busia. It is the story of Solomon Wilberforce, a magnetic and brilliant man who writes bestselling children's books under the name Beento Blackbird and who has dedicated himself to educating the far-flung children of African descent about their glorious heritage. Read more at https://bit.ly/2twabSL
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“When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers. Breathing it in, I glance through a few pages before returning each book to its shelf.” - Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
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