Reading program brings books and Yimeng stories to a rural school in Hedong district

The Linyi Municipal Library and the Hedong district culture and tourism bureau brought a reading promotion program to Babu town primary school, donating 150 periodicals to add to the school's extracurricular reading resources.

"Bringing quality reading material down to rural areas broadens the children's horizons and greatly enriches what we can teach," said Zhu Yue, a teacher at the school.

Zhang Jianchun, a noted reading promoter, led a guided reading of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", drawing out the literary themes and encouraging students to keep exploring and to build reading habits.

"When I first started reading, I thought it was something parents and teachers assigned. After today I see reading can be part of life, and I will read more," said Wei Shixiao, a pupil.

The event also included a talk on the Yimeng Spirit built around a 100-meter scroll titled "Ode to Yimeng", retelling the stories of the bridge of fire lines, Yuanziya and the Steel Eighth Company, and explaining the spirit of close ties between the army and the people.

"I want to read more good books outside class," said another pupil, Zhu Yutong.

The program was arranged by Zhang Ke, the first secretary dispatched to Shaobahu village in Babu town by the municipal finance bureau, who connected the school with the library's resources.

Editor：韩蒙蒙