Ibadan Book Club to pay courtesy visit to Oyo State Library Board on Friday

 

IBADAN BOOK CLUB TO PAY COURTESY VISIT TO OYO STATE LIBRARY BOARD ON FRIDAY

 

The Executive members of the Ibadan Book Club (IBC) will on 30th of April, 2021 pay a courtesy visit to the head of the Oyo State Library Board, Mrs. A.I Akinlolu to discuss opportunities for collaboration on reading culture and reading promotion in Oyo State.

In a statement issued and signed by Ayobami Odunyemi and Emeka Emmanuel, Coordinator and Secretary of the Club said the purpose of the visit is to open up a new chapter in the relationship between both parties and to leverage on each other’s strengths to deliver better in the area of reading promotion in the state.

The Courtesy visit will be led by the Coordinator of the Club Ayobami Odunyemi in the company of other Executives.

It would be recalled that during the March edition of the Book Club’s reading which took place at the Press Council Hall of the Polytechnic Ibadan, members of the club appointed a 7-man EXCO tasked to guide IBC`s strategic direction as the club continues to grow in membership.

Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers. It was established by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota towards the growth and development of Reading Culture in Oyo State. Ibadan Book Club consists of group of people who get together, periodically meet to discuss the book they have read, and to exchange such books. The members of the club encourage each other, and learn to read with a critical awareness, articulating their opinions on a particular book with the others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.

Few of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centenary Anthology: A Collection of Essays, Articles, Poems and Artworks on Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and lastly Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of A Mind Always in Motion.

 

 

 

 

Ibadan Book Club April Monthly Reading in Pictures

 

IBADAN BOOK CLUB APRIL MONTHLY READING IN PICTURES

 

Jide Ogunlana at Ibadan Book Club April monthly reading, talks on Writing, Editing, Publishing and Book Promotion.

 

JIDE OGUNLANA AT IBADAN BOOK CLUB APRIL MONTHLY READING, TALKS ON WRITING, EDITING, PUBLISHING AND BOOK PROMOTION.

 

Ibadan Book Club on Saturday 24^th of April 2021 hosted Jide Ogunlana as her Guest Writer/Reader for the month of April.

In a statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Ayobami Odunyemi and made available to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary of the Club, Emeka Emmanuel described Jide Ogunlana’s lecture as fascinating and motivating.

 

The April reading was sponsored by the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF).

 

In an hour lecture, Jide Ogunlana touched areas like, Editing, Publishing, Writing, Plagiarism, Book Marketing and Promotion (follow this link to watch the lecture: https://youtu.be/JtlU3yQSb_k).

 

The reading session of the Club availed writers and readers in the House the opportunity to read and present their works to eager listening members of the Club. The session gave the participants an avenue to access and evaluates works of each other. 

 

Also in a bid to commemorate 90 years of Khalil Gibran’s death, Khalil Gibran Society (KGS), another partner of the book Club exhibited twenty five painting works of Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.

Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers. It was established by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota towards the growth and development of Reading Culture in Oyo State. Ibadan Book Club consists of group of people who get together, periodically meet to discuss the book they have read, and to exchange such books. The members of the club encourage each other, and learn to read with a critical awareness, articulating their opinions on a particular book with the others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.

Few of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centenary Anthology: A Collection of Essays, Articles, Poems and Artworks on Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and lastly Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of A Mind Always in Motion.

 

 

Gibran @ 90: KGS set to exhibit 25 painting works of Khalil Gibran during Ibadan Book Club April Monthly reading

 

GIBRAN @ 90: KGS SET TO EXHIBIT TWENTY FIVE PAINTING WORKS OF KHALIL GIBRAN DURING IBADAN BOOK CLUB APRIL MONTHLY READING

 

In a bid to commemorate 90 years of Khalil Gibran’s death, Khalil Gibran Society (KGS) will be exhibiting twenty five painting works of Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist at the April reading of the Ibadan Book Club which has been scheduled to take place on Saturday 24^th April, 2021 at the TETFUND Hall, beside Drawing Room, South Campus of The Polytechnic, Ibadan by 12p.m prompt.

This was contained in a statement issued by Wole Adedoyin in Ibadan on Thursday.

Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one of the best-selling books of all time, having been translated into more than 100 languages.

 

According to Adedoyin, “April 10^th of this year marks 90 years since the Late Khalil Gibran left this world. In order to celebrate 90 years of great impacts made by him and his numerous works, Khalil Gibran Society will be exhibiting twenty five of his paintings at the April book reading of the Ibadan Book Club. Also Khalil Gibran Poetry Art Anthology is currently undergoing editing and will be made available to the public in the middle of May of this year.

 

Kahlil Gibran was the key figure in a Romantic movement that transformed Arabic literature in the first half of the twentieth century. One of his books titled “The Prophet” provides timeless spiritual wisdom on a range of subjects, including giving, eating and drinking, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, teaching, time, pleasure, religion, death, beauty and friendship. Corresponding to each chapter are evocative drawings by Gibran himself.

 

Gibran explored literary forms as diverse as "poetry, parables, fragments of conversation, short stories, fables, political essays, letters, and aphorisms.