Children's Centre Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Beautiful picture books for CCL! Chizara D**e, a middle school student in New York, has donated 50 of her cherished childhood books and 2 giant jigsaw puzzles to Children's Centre Library. To ensure their safe delivery, her mother Ejim, who enjoyed CCL as a child, carried the books from the United States to Nigeria. Here the donation is being presented to Prof. Margaret Ngwuchukwu, Chair of Children's Centre Committee of UWA and CCL staff by Chizara's grandmother, Prof. Jill D**e.

Prof. Jill D**e in attendance for the Children's Cetre Committee meeting held on September 24, 2025 at the Children's Centre Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka .

Mr Dan Ebo and a group of friends donated books to Children's Center Library. We celebrate them..

In the spirit of the 2025 International School Library Month (ISLM) with the general theme; "Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories", we visited University Primary School yesterday, 10th October, 2025 to have a chat with children and assign a project-work to primary 4 and 5 pupils on 'Occupation' as part of our theme on "People and Places"

The theme was clearly explained alongside the project topic with an emphasis on people sharing stories about their lives and work, and children are expected to conduct interviews with people (within their neighborhood, church, marketplace, etc) in their respective occupations while also sourcing information from the library on the chosen occupation.

📚✨ *Celebrating International School Library Month 2025!* ✨

🌷On 22nd October, we had the joy of visiting Central School by Odenigbo as part of this year’s ISLM celebration themed “Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories.” 🌍🤖📖

🌷We spent a beautiful morning chatting with the brilliant minds in Primary 5 and 6, introducing them to a special project under our sub-theme “People and Places.” The topic? Occupation — a gateway to understanding the world of work through storytelling and research.

🗣️ The children were encouraged to explore their communities — from churches to marketplaces — and interview individuals about their jobs, gathering stories that reflect real-life experiences. They’ll also dive into their school libraries to enrich their understanding of these occupations.

🎯 The goal? To empower these young learners with essential information skills: how to access, retrieve, evaluate, analyze, and communicate knowledge effectively.

🌷It’s all about nurturing curiosity, building confidence, and helping them see that every story — especially those beyond the bookshelf — matters.

Celebration of ISLM at Model primary school Nsukka 📚🖊️

The pupils were introduced to the act of *"people and places" by exposing them to occupation of different people in different places.

The pupils were taught how to approach people and ask them questions.

Questions were given to the pupils to serve as quidelines to help them in asking the right questions.

📚✨ Celebrating International School Library Month 2025! ✨

🌷Today, 22nd October, we had the joy of visiting Central School by Odenigbo as part of this year’s ISLM celebration themed “Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories.” 🌍🤖📖

🌷We spent a beautiful morning chatting with the brilliant minds in Primary 5 and 6, introducing them to a special project under our sub-theme “People and Places.” The topic? Occupation — a gateway to understanding the world of work through storytelling and research.

🗣 The children were encouraged to explore their communities — from churches to marketplaces — and interview individuals about their jobs, gathering stories that reflect real-life experiences. They’ll also dive into their school libraries to enrich their understanding of these occupations.

🎯 The goal? To empower these young learners with essential information skills: how to access, retrieve, evaluate, analyze, and communicate knowledge effectively.

🌷It’s all about nurturing curiosity, building confidence, and helping them see that every story — especially those beyond the bookshelf — matters.

ISLM 2025: “Beyond the Bookshelf (AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories”) at Aguachara 1 and 2 Primary Schools.

ISLM 2025: “Beyond the Bookshelf (AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories”)

In celebration of the 2025 International School Library Month (ISLM) and its inspiring theme, “Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories,” our team had the pleasure of visiting two schools; Central and Community Primary Schools, Onuiyi, on 15th October 2025.

In the spirit of the 2025 International School Library Month (ISLM) with the general theme; "Beyond the Bookshelf: AI, Libraries, and the Future of Stories", we visited University Staff School to have a chat with children and assign a project-work to pupils on 'Occupation' as part of our theme on "People and Places".

Early development program for the children starts with teaching the children to read and write quite early. Our children deserve the best. Let's to them as as possible. They are our future tomorrow💜. As early as possible, introduce the to them. A snapshot of Dr. Ify Nwadike- Obim with the CCL Children.

Volunteers at CCL .... We are passionate 🤩