The enthusiasm for reading among Cayman children is spreading like wildfire.
The sixth annual Cayman Islands Information Professionals Storyboard Competition was held this weekend at the George Town Public Library, and it attracted a huge groundswell of support.
Eighty-five students from at least a half-dozen schools participated this year, and there were 55 storyboards depicting books that local children had read. Last year, there were 49 storyboards from 65 competitors. An estimated 200 people filled the library for the event on Saturday.
Paul Robinson, the acting director and chairman of the Public Library Service, said that the event is a result of a collaboration between the library service, CIIP and Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise.
“These boards are a visual representation of information sharing,” he said. “The children read the book and disseminate information about the book. And they’re marked on the criteria.”
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