Seventy children took a tour of the Logos Hope floating library at Queen Elizabeth Quay in Freetown, thanks to a field trip organized by the Yak-Jones Foundation.
The children were students in classes 3-6 from the We Yone Foundation Primary School in Kroo Bay Community.
The Logos Hope has over 800,000 books on diverse areas of life. The staff and crew are from 60 different countries. The vessel has been in Freetown since November 14, 2021, as it travels the world to improve literacy and spread the love for books. It will leave Freetown for Takoradi in Ghana on December 16, 2021.
Founder of the Yak-Jones Foundation, Dr. Yakama Manty Jones, said the reading tour would inspire the pupils to appreciate reading more because reading is an essential part of their education and future life.
“When you read, it opens your mind, it broadens perspectives and helps develop empathy. Reading encourages kids to engage more with their subjects and opens a different world to them”, said Dr. Jones.