Opening of family library in Zaporizhzhia

Opening of family library in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 10, 2024 - Librarians stay at a reception desk at an upgraded family library in the Pivdennyi micro district of Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

Home-based library brings joy of reading to Egyptian village kids

STORY: Home-based library brings joy of reading to Egyptian village kids DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the home-based library 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED ABEL-AZIZ, Librarian 3. various of librarians working and children reading 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAGDA SAEED, Reader 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ZIYAD REDA, Reader 6. various of librarians working and children reading 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): EL-SAYYID EL-SHAHHAT, Parent STORYLINE: In Bishat Amer village in northeast Egypt's Sharqia Province, 34-year-old librarian Mohamed Abel-Aziz often sees dozens of children filling the entrance and hallway stairs of his house, where they read, draw, or practice handwriting. Working at Misr Public Library in Zagazig City of Sharqia, Abel-Aziz has turned most part of the ground floor of his two-storey family house into a public library for the village kids, as he was driven by the sense of mission to help them read and learn. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic)

Teachers not obliged to sing nat'l anthem at school events

Teachers not obliged to sing nat'l anthem at school events

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters rejoice with banners in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 21 after the court ruled that teachers and librarians are not obliged to sing the Kimigayo national anthem at school events despite Tokyo authorities' instruction to do so.

South Africa's National Library, tech firm Cisco launch digital learning hubs

STORY: South Africa's National Library, tech firm Cisco launch digital learning hubs DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: GAUTENG PROVINCE, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view, NLSA AND Cisco launching digital learning hubs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOKUTHULA MUSA, Executive Director for Programmes, NLSA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZANELE NKOSI, Cisco South Africa STORYLINE: The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) and tech firm Cisco have launched a series of digital learning hubs in identified public libraries across the country. Through the partnership, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and cyber security trainings are offered to public and community librarians. It's part of the Cisco Networking Academy, which is a global IT and cyber security education program that partners with learning institutions around the world to empower all people with career opportunities. To aid the training, each province has identified one library fitted with

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Teachers not obliged to sing nat'l anthem at school events

Teachers not obliged to sing nat'l anthem at school events

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters rejoice with banners in front of the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 21 after the court ruled that teachers and librarians are not obliged to sing the Kimigayo national anthem at school events despite Tokyo authorities' instruction to do so. (Kyodo)

Library robot

Library robot

Photo taken June 19, 2020, shows a robot that can transport up to 30 kilograms of books at a library in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. The robot, named PEANUT, was introduced for two months from mid-June on a trial basis to help librarians while lowering the risk of coronavirus infections by reducing people's workload. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Library robot

Library robot

Photo taken June 19, 2020, shows a robot that can transport up to 30 kilograms of books at a library in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. The robot, named PEANUT, was introduced for two months from mid-June on a trial basis to help librarians while lowering the risk of coronavirus infections by reducing people's workload. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo