Children’s Reading Area is one of the cosiest corners in the Macao Public Library. Here you can find various children’s books and children-friendly facilities such as ample reading space and children-height bookshelves. More importantly, it is the corner for parent-child interactions. In this issue of Books and the City, we visited children’s reading areas in the Patane Library and the Taipa Library to look for touching moments.
3:00 pm, Sunday, January 20, Patane Library
Mrs. Liang and her children are all fans of the library.
From time to time on weekends, small activities are held in the Children’s Reading Area, offering free entry to children, and many of which are family activities. Mrs. Liang lives in the Patane neighbourhood and she was with her four kids in the children’s reading area when we visited the library. “I like to bring them here whenever I am free. The reading environment here is better than that at home and various children’s books are available.” Mrs. Liang told us, “And they hold different kinds of activities like reading clubs and painting, kids can develop their interests in reading and also get to know other kids. They all love the library.”
3:00 pm, Wednesday, January 23, Taipa Library
Mr. Yuan and his granddaughter enjoy reading books and telling stories in the tree house.
The Children’s Reading Area of the Taipa Library has been popular among children and adults since its opening. It is an entertaining reading area with a large space, various children’s books and a tree house decoration. Mr. Yuan and his granddaughter are frequent visitors, as they come here almost every day after school. “My granddaughter asks me to bring her here every day. She will not stop asking until I agree. There are all kinds of books here, and she can make friends with other kids. It is much more interesting than just staying at home.” He smiled, “This public library is well-equipped and the reading atmosphere is good. I like to bring her here every day to read and I enjoy listening to her stories.”