“DNU Books and Actions” Club: A journey to spread reading culture of book lovers

No one is successful without a great teacher. That is Books. In the role of coaches, teachers in the classroom help students to open up knowledge, search for and exploit documents well. If they want to improve their knowledge, unleash their emotions, creativity, and cultivate their personality, Gen Z must "make friends" with a special teacher - Books. Born with the mission of spreading the love of books, promoting the habit of self-reading and lifelong self-learning for students, the "Books and Action" Club of Dai Nam University (DNU) has done a very good job of its assigned tasks; becoming a "meeting place" for people who share the same passion for reading, a trusted address for units to "join hands" to implement book projects for the community.

How does Dai Nam University "get involved" in reading culture?

Emphasizing the role of books and the need for reading, every year, Dai Nam University allocates a large budget for providing books and textbooks. Whatever books teachers and students need, the school will urgently supplement; even give them away. The school's library currently has more than 10,000 new books, diverse in genres and constantly updated on the electronic library so that teachers and students can read anytime, anywhere.

The modern library with more than 10,000 new books is an ideal meeting place for DNU teachers and students to read books, research documents, review lessons...

To create a reading habit for staff, lecturers and students; Dai Nam University focuses on promoting the Book movement with students and lecturers; Book Festival, book donation/exchange activities, launching the "Books and Action" Club... Especially this year, Dai Nam University hosts the Book and Action Gala - "The Hyphen", with a scale of up to nearly 2,000 students nationwide participating.

Ms. Cao Thi Hoa - Vice President of the School Board, Vice Principal, who is always "anxious" to develop a reading culture in the student community, shared: "People only think of feeding their stomachs but often forget about food for the brain? The best food for the brain is probably books. Dai Nam University always strives to guide students to read books, to receive endless knowledge in books - one of the four great teachers. Reading books not only gives knowledge but also makes people more humane, more kind, to live together better, love more, especially to avoid school violence."

Historian Le Van Lan came to share with students of Dai Nam University; at the same time, he encouraged and motivated the "DNU Books and Actions" Club.

Milestones of the “DNU Books and Actions” Club

After nearly 01 year of operation, the “DNU Books and Action” Club has achieved many remarkable achievements, such as: Successfully organizing the program “Exchange books for gifts”, “Book Night” with the theme “Borrowing children to talk to adults”; organizing the second book night within the framework of “Speed Up 2023 – Books and Action”.

Organize book exchange and sharing sessions with famous speakers: Professor, Historian Le Van Lan, translator Nguyen Quoc Vuong, etc.

Speaker Nguyen Quoc Vuong came to school to share and spread the love of books and effective reading methods to students of Dai Nam University.

In addition, the Club also accompanies and spreads the love of books to all staff, lecturers and students through events: Job Fair, Admission Day 2023, Opening Ceremony and Welcome Ceremony for new students K17...

And now, on January 21, Dai Nam University is honored to host the Book and Action Gala program - "The Hyphen". Welcoming more than 100 book clubs nationwide to attend.

The “DNU Books and Action” Club actively organizes book exchange activities so that “books do not “die” on the shelves but continue to carry out their mission of spreading knowledge to everyone.”

Pham Dinh Thanh Binh - IT class 14.02, Head of the "DNU Books and Action" Club shared: "Just be diligent, keep trying every day, help people understand more about the benefits of reading, find their favorite books, suitable book genres... I believe that the reading culture of Dai Nam University students will increase day by day, the "DNU Books and Action" Club will expand and develop further".

Chu Tra My - Pharmacy class 16-02 shared: “Before, I didn’t have the habit of reading books. I liked to surf social networks more. After joining the Club, I was inspired to read books and gradually created a habit of reading every day. After nearly 1 year of being with the Club, I see myself changing a lot, both in thinking, thinking and acting. I feel like I have found the right place where I belong.”

Lai Thi Mai Anh – Faculty of Tourism Management said: “The “DNU Books and Actions” Club has helped me understand more about the value of reading, from which I gradually developed a love for reading. I feel myself changing, thinking more positively, creatively and sensitively”.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang - Deputy Secretary of the School Youth Union, lecturer of the Nursing Faculty said: "As one of the founders of the Club, I am happy to see the Club growing stronger every day; promoting the habit of reading books to students inside and outside the school. Surely the Club will continue to grow, bringing many values to the community".

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