Angola: UEA for Creation of Libraries in Schools

Luanda — The secretary general of the Angolan Writers Association (UEA), Carmo Neto, said on Sunday in Luanda that it is needed to create libraries in each school of general teaching, according to the dimension of the institution, where every student may have a selected book for the reading encouragement.

Speaking to Angop, on the fringes of the children book fair, the official said that he believes that this partnership will also contribute to the emergence of more publications and national authors.

Moreover, the secretary general said that it must be promoted the liking to reading in population, aiming to contribute to the people's cultural and intellectual training, so that they may have a better understanding of facts and phenomena in the world.

The book fair, happening from 9-12 December, includes the exhibition, sale and releasing of books, learning about stories, theatre, drawing and games.

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