Children these days are mostly dependent on search engines to cull information, but there can hardly be a replacement for books. The sheer smell of those pale yellow pages is enough to make a biblioph
986 A view of Sikh History and Reference Library, Khalsa College in Amritsar.
Children these days are mostly dependent on search engines to cull information, but there can hardly be a replacement for books. The sheer smell of those pale yellow pages is enough to make a bibliophile fall in love again each time he/she reads a new book. With the emergence of technology, readers have taken up reading e-books on mobile phones and other gadgets. Most youngsters get all their information through social media. But still, books in libraries attract its aficionados, who can be seen surfing through the pages while standing between the racks. The holy city, too, has two reference libraries Sikh Reference Library and Khalsa College Reference Library which have a great collection of historic documents. Apart from these, the Municipal Library, District Library and Guru Nanak Dev University’s library, too, have a good collection.
Sense of Place now open to younger writers
Stephanie Noyes McSherry
Young writers at work at the Merry Barn at a past summer camp. Courtesy photo
Summer Writing Adventures at the Merry Barn are filling fast! We’d love for you to join us as we: Write…Read…Explore…Walk & Sketch in Nature…Create Art…Perform Poetry & Readers’ Theater…Learn from a Published Children’s Author…Practice Yoga & Mindfulness…Create a Collection of Work…Celebrate & Share at an Authors’ Tea.
Camps include the two-day Great Graphic Novel Adventure and the three-day Under the Big Top at the Merry Barn. Week-long camps include Kids as Change Makers: Words & Art for a Better World; Gutsy Girls & Wise Women; Wondrous Words; and Under the Big Top. These camps are all geared to kids ages 8-14.