Yesterday was closed for Children's Literature Workshop which was attended by a total of eleven children.
This activity was organized by the Department of Culture, through the Municipal Library and was for that last day with the participation of writer JE Alamo.
The objective of this workshop was "to promote the hobby and interest in reading, surely impact on her life as they progress in age", said the councilman of Culture Joan Guardiola.
Guardiola said that it is an activity, which was developed last year and at that time was devoted to fantasy literature, "we got very good results, so we repeated this year and also we have found that children are very satisfied, have a very positive, very anxious to know and know and all that we can discover through books, which is what I tried. "
The councilman of Culture thanked "the participation of children as well as the work of library staff, coordinated by José Luis González, the patronage of the editorial Edelvives working with us in many activities, the work of the monitor and the presence of JE writer Alamo.
Juana addition Guardiola made a very positive assessment of the Children's Library "is open since we are getting very good results, since it opened over 200 new members, boys and girls who come to do homework, to consult and borrow books of books. "
Finally he announced that "in a few months will start work in the auditorium of the Municipal House of Culture, a project submitted by E Plan 2010, which will replace the classroom and will make two trips a classroom of free access and the other a space of 120 square meters for this type of activities that can be done independently. "
In this last session of the workshop, a guest writer JE Alamo said that children have to explain "why they have to acquire a taste for reading, how they can start, authors, characters, and how reading can serve as a tool for their concerns. "
On the participants said "they are kids who like to read, and have surprised me with their questions."
The writer gave some guidelines to arouse the interest of the little ones reading, "first by example, if children see their parents, are sure to imitate, we must also guide them in the proper reading that will motivate and encourage them, bring the Library, with activities like this and this usually works "
Over in Spain are little read, JE Alamo said that "possibly by the pace of life we have now, the media do not help, the children come home and is very comfortable putting in front of the console, television ...
etc and this is not bad, but it affects, because reading requires effort and we must encourage them to read, but I think it could be read and read more than you think, we rarely sell million Harry Potter of copies. "
Finally, the writer Claudio Cerda Murcia, monitor the workshop stated that "children have enough of his hand, with a book before they relax, reading, absorbing them, we played with words, have been entertained and tried to revive enthusiasm reading. "
Cerdan added that "the workshop has had 10 classes, and every day we have raised a different activity, with a background of writing for children to express themselves freely."
Upon completion of this workshop for Children's Literature, all children received a diploma certifying their attendance.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla