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A8 LOCAL
Friday 4 November 2022
Children’s Book Festival full of events

‘Nature’s’

Presenting the interesting

story & creations of Local

Artist ‘Rhoda Berg’

ORANJESTAD - The National will share their experiences has announced its second-
Library of Aruba is present- with the children and tell hand book market, which
ing the 30th edition of the them more about writing, will take place from No-
Children's Book Festival. reading, and the wonder- vember 7 to 11, 2022.
ful world of books.
This year, the Children's It is a one-week event at
Book Festival theme is ‘ A book was created for the library in Oranjestad
Biba Natura-Lesa! ’ and the festival and is avail- and San Nicolas.
takes place from Novem- able at all the participat-
ber 7 to 11, 2022. ing schools. The writers are The secondhand book
James Ocalia and Evelien market is open during the
The opening will take place van Dort and the illustrators regular library opening
on November 4, 2022, at arePaul Wong and Wout- hours from 8:00 am until
the Cas di Cultura from 5:00 er Goudswaard. It is also 5:00 pm. Come and dig
pm to 7:00 pm and includes available at all bookstores. into the large selection of
a show for the children that secondhand books for only
starts at 6:00 pm. On Monday, November one florin each. You never
7, the "Biba Natura-Lesa" know what kind of books
As is customary every year, exposition will open in the you’ll find.
a group of authors and illus- Expo hall of the National
trators will visit most of the Library in Oranjestad, and On Monday and Wednes-
60 primary-, secondary and everyone is welcome to day, the secondhand book
special schools in the week enjoy it. It is open from No- market is open during the
of the festival. There will be vember 7 until December evening till 7.00 pm, where- Mrs. Rhoda Berg in conjunction with the Aruba Cham-
activities for the children 2, 2022. For more informa- as the library in San Nicolas ber of Commerce have the immense pleasure to open
at the National Library in tion, please visit the library’s is open on Tuesday till 7.00 this ART exhibit titled ‘Nature’s’
Oranjestad and San Nico- website. pm
las from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The exhibit features artwork by Mrs. Rhoda Berg. The art
There will be storytelling, As well as the book festival, There will be secondhand exhibit will open on the 8th of November at 5 pm and
demonstrations, and pre- The National Library (Bib- books available in every will remain in the Chamber of Commerce until Septem-
sentations, and the authors lioteca Nacional di Aruba) genre for every taste.q ber 2023.

During this time the artwork will be alternated with new,
fresh artwork by Mrs. Rhoda Berg. Thus, there will always
be exciting new artwork to see.

Mrs. Rhoda Berg
Rhoda Berg was born on april 11, 1957 on the island of
Aruba. After being a fulltime teacher for more than 4
decades, Rhoda retired in 2018.

Rhoda discovered her talent in art-painting in her work-
ing days as a school teacher and after retiring she ded-
icated more time painting and began to love this art
more and more and is dedicating more time painting
on canvas.q