CATHY (Catch Them Young) is a monthly reading programme for Ikoyi-Obalende local government primary school pupils in Lagos, Nigeria.

1. ZODML
CATHY(Catch Them Young)
Monthly Reading Programme
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2. What is CATHY
(Catch Them Young)
Monthly Reading Programme?
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3. The Programme started in 2003.
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4. It was designed to
get local govt
primary school
pupils to read
regulary, by
becoming library
users.
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5. So far, it has created a love of books
among most participants.
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6. ZODML library
membership has
made reading and
learning resources
available to them.
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7. How does it work?
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8. Each month, during
school term, 26
pupils are selected
from local
governement
primary schools.
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9. Each are given a
book to read.
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10. They are then
invited to the
ZODML Library to
discuss the book
with the book’s
author.
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11. After the discussion,
the students are
taken on a tour of
the library and
made members.
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12. Past Authors include...
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13. Cyprian Ekwensi
discussed
‘The Drummer Boy’
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14. Chimamanda Adichie
discussed
‘Purple Hibiscus’
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15. Eddie Iroh
discussed
‘Without A Silver
Spoon’
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16. Tony Marinho
discussed
‘Bobo Learns to Fly’
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17. Ifeoma Okoye
discussed
‘Village Boy’
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18. Akachi Adimora
discussed
‘My Cousin Sammy’
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19. The Impact of CATHY Reading Programme
on the Nigerian community.
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20. Over 1,600 children
have benefitted
from the CATHY
Reading
programme.
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21. These children
have influenced
their peers to
become active
readers and users
of the library.
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