Projects
WHAT WE DO
Our Strategic Projects & Programs
01. Resource Outreach
Book Donations
We receive and disburse book donations to book clubs and reading promotions organisations for use in the field.
02. Active Engagement
Readings
Our member organisations hold readings and reading promotions activities all year long. These are very rich and rewarding encounters.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
The 774 Book Clubs & Libraries Project
Outside of family and school reading centres, the library (and in this instance, the free, public library) should be the first point of call for the would-be reader.
Recognising the state of decline in the field countrywide, one of our principal activities now is our ‘774 Book Clubs and Libraries Project,’ a campaign to ensure the emergence of at least one book club and properly equipped library per local council area in Nigeria. A survey to identify and locate all functional libraries in the country is currently being conducted by the Network.
We have an annual National Book Clubs City project where a city in the country that has active NBRP presence gets to be garlanded to serve as the focal point for reading promotions initiatives countrywide.
Uyo is the current holder of the status and we vote to choose host cities at our AGM and National Conference every September. At the 2022 AGM, Uyo was chosen again to be host city for 2022 and Lagos for 2023.
Key Tenure Rule: The tenure of the National Book Clubs City runs from April 23rd of one year through April 23rd of the next year (aligned with UNESCO World Book City). The host city facilitates new book club formations.
ANNUAL HONOUR
The National Book Clubs City Project
More Network Operations
AGM & Conference
Hosted every September within a designated city in Nigeria.
Hosted every September within a designated city in Nigeria.
Publications & Capacity
Produces reading promotion publications and builds capacity for member clubs.
Produces reading promotion publications and builds capacity for member clubs.
International Book Days
Commemorates events like World Book and Copyright Day across the ecosystem.
Commemorates events like World Book and Copyright Day across the ecosystem.
Research & Awards
Undertakes national reading habit surveys and holds an annual awards dinner.
Undertakes national reading habit surveys and holds an annual awards dinner.