One of the directions in the work of the library is to acquaint readers with the work of children’s writers and poets.
Within the framework of the “Kauyrsyn Kalam” club, a literary acquaintance “The Bright Star of Children’s Literature” took place with the work of the famous children’s writer of Kazakhstan Marat Kabanbaev. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the writer.
M. Kabanbaev has written several books for middle and older children. Among them is a collection of stories “Titi Traveler”, “The Sun in Dandelions”, awarded the II prize at the republican competition for the best work for children and youth.
Marat Kabanbaev is a laureate of the annual prize named after. M. Auezov of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan for 1988 and Honorary Diploma. H.-K. Andersen 1990, which is awarded every two years by the International Council on Children’s Books (UNESCO).
The event was attended by students of the 7th grade of the gymnasium named after Shakarim. The children learned about the life and work of the writer, watched an excerpt from the film “When you are 12 years old”, based on the story “The Sun in Dandelions” by M. Kabanbaev. An active member of the literary club “Kauyrsyn kalam” Yana Grigorkevich held a discussion with the children on the book “Arstan, the cello and me” by M. Kabanbaev. How important are friendships between teenagers, loneliness, relationships with adults – this is an incomplete list of topics for this discussion.
At the end of the meeting, the librarian reviewed the book exhibition of the writer’s works from the library’s collections.