{"id":2095,"date":"2014-01-22T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2014-01-22T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T18:39:21","slug":"too-many-books-not-enough-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/id\/too-many-books-not-enough-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Many Books, Not Enough Readers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s the use of publishing if people aren&#8217;t reading? Get tips for nurturing a reading culture from Ian Darke, coordinator of <a title=\"LetraViva\" href=\"\/id\/www.letraviva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LetraViva<\/a>, a network of Christian publishers in Latin America. &#8220;It&#8217;s not a question of literacy, but a matter of using books\u2026How can we encourage people to read more and use books better?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_46952\"  width=\"480\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Up6J4KmEtxI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Educate families.<\/strong> Help parents encourage their children to read. Hold workshops with parents in schools to talk about why reading is important. If you explain why it&#8217;s good for kids to read, parents may also read more, aiming to be a good example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Connect with churches.<\/strong> If a pastor shows why reading is important, that communicates the congregation. Consider book tables, little libraries and more in church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Target young people.<\/strong> I&#8217;ve heard of youth pastors who meet monthly in a coffee shop or Starbucks and create a book group, then use Twitter and texting to touch base in between meetings. This can be excellent discipleship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Use Christian media.<\/strong> In Burundi there&#8217;s a Christian TV program on reading featuring books and the impact on readers&#8217; lives.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s great to write, edit and publish books, but if they&#8217;re not read, and the books don&#8217;t transform lives, it&#8217;s all in vain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please share your ideas for encouraging reading here.<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">This\u00a0LittWorld 2012 video\u00a0was shot and produced by <a title=\"Good News Productions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/www.gnpi.org\" target=\"_blank\">Good News Productions<\/a>\u00a0in Nairobi, Kenya, for <a title=\"MAI \" href=\"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/blog\/category\/littworld\/www.littworld.org\">MAI<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><strong><a title=\"Subscribe to  the LittWorld Online blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/about\/subscribe-2\/\">Berlangganan<\/a> to the LittWorld Online blog to glean more practical tips for publishing and connect with Christians in publishing around the world. <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the use of publishing if people aren&#8217;t reading? 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