President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday met with staff at the National Library in honour of its centennial anniversary.
A Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) press release said the president was accompanied by Chairman of the National Library Committee Petamber Persaud, Personnel Officer Annis Craig and Chief Librarian Jillian Thompson. Persaud said the president’s visit was particularly welcome as he joined an esteemed list of high profile visitors including royalty, to the institution.
The library hosted book exhibitions, school tours, quiz competitions, a fitness walk, day of sports, photographic exhibitions, a champion reading competition, essay and short story, national debate competition, staff tour and concert, games and literary evenings and award ceremonies in honour of its anniversary.
