1.FIRSTLY WE WISH TO QUOTE FROM AN EARLIER WRITE-UP AS FOLLOWS
” Today, we educators must come to terms with the realities of our info-tech age. The methods used in the past to educate us are in the main not relevant to our children. There are too many distractions calling for their attention within the limited time available for studies. Unfortunately many students are often mistakenly labeled as lazy or lacking needed concentration! But by the time you take out school hours, class assignments, home chores, family social commitments, Premier/ Champions Leagues, Facebook/Twitters, Ipod/Ipad, Big Brother, Naija sings, Naija/American idols, X-Factor, Bachelor/Bachelorette, hand-held phones and web roaming one is left to ponder when these children can read seriously or ever take their studies seriously! Above all, we know they have different abilities and competencies. Don’t we? Unfortunately many parents are under the illusion that sending children to boarding houses will limit students’ propensities for some of these time-eaters . What they seem to forget is that the old dedicated boarding housemasters they knew in their days at school have faded away and that only a few of those left can be compared with the old masters. These days we have those who want to be bribed by parents for “taking care of their children” or “for organizing extra classes” for them. So what needs to be done?"
2,WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? STUDENTS SHOULD SPEND MORE HOURS IN SCHOOL FOR WELL-REGULATED REMEDIAL WORK AND NOT JUST "EXTRA LESSONS"
What needs to be done is that schools must plan and implement more remedial and after-school academic enhancement programs for students…students should stay longer in their classrooms with less brain-tasking but interesting programs later in the day when their capacity to concentrate or assimilate might have been reduced…but no matter what their situation is they will be better off staying a bit longer in classrooms than going home at 2pm as day students or their dormitories as boarding students…particularly,parents or school administrators might wish to look closely at what is shown below.
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1. SHORT HISTORY: Since 1994, LBC was known as CELIA’S…but as it grew providing reading services to more students and parents it changed its name to BOOKENDS. It is a departmental venture under EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES, like the EDUPEDIAWEB
2. ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF NOVELS IN THE COUNTRY: With over 7000 multimedia assets (BOOKS/DVDS/CDS/VHS/AUDIO CDS) we are probably one of the largest private media libraries in Lagos if not in the country…our genres cover entertainment, education, motivational/inspirational, health mind and body/spiritual/religion, fiction, nonfiction, science, nature, technology, business, investing, adventure, mystery, romance, crime, drama, comedy, thriller, historical, sports, children, cartoon and family…even there are autobiographies like Hitler’s MEIN KAMPF, dictionaries of SHAKESPEARE and of IDIOMS and UNUSUAL ENGLISH WORDS and PHRASE.For those wanting to win WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE there are books on MASTERMIND and similar PUZZLES. It is a collection of great titles and great authors for great minds and cultured souls…
3. EISH!!!.READING FOR PLEASURE WITHOUT PRESSURE!:Our major objective is to encourage book-reading in Lagos particularly and Nigeria generally. No registration fees are involved. Simply rent, buy or swap your old books with ours! Read easy and return at leisure. No pressure, no due dates and no late fees. Unlimited collections subject to category chosen. Read as many authors as u desire at your pace and choosing! Plans are at bargain prices and there are great savings to be made! Effortless collection is our watchword as we deliver at and collect from your doorsteps-home or office! Above all you can pay monthly subscriptions by cash or by monthly debits.
4. BUT ARE WE JUST A BOOK CLUB?: No, far from it!.We have spent about 30 yrs in school administration and EDUPEDIA definitely has other goals related to the main objectives of a book club. One of them is the EDUPEDIAWEB which to the glory of God is the first web-based remedial school in Nigeria. For this both (LBC and EDUPEDIAWEB) have struck up a partnership athttp://lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com. Many other write-ups on maths, study and examination techniques, motivational, life and leisure skills as well as staff improvement techniques shall be published for students, tutors, educational administrators, and parents!.We have a personal conviction that it needs be done. Again, MAY GOD’S HOLY NAME BE PRAISED FOREVER AND EVER.AMEN!
5. HOW IT WORKS & HOW TO JOIN:
Three simple steps actually.
Firstly, collect our list of books/plans and charges from our location at 5TH AVENUE M CLOSE, HOUSE 27 FESTAC TOWNLAGOS or from the LBC site http://lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com.
Secondly, select a plan and create your account on the spot or send an e-mail by text to any of the following addresses /telephones: e-mails:lagosbooksclub@yahoo.com or edupedianigeria@yahoo.com . tel:08033010872 ,08027853025.
Thirdly, select all the books/assets u want in a month based on plan chosen and collect at our location or have it delivered to your doorstep anywhere in Lagos metropolis.…more info shall be provided by additional write-ups and listing of FAQs subsequently…we look forward to your regular custom in future.
Thank you.
SO, PLEASE GO ON!.. TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS AND LIFE-TIME NEVER-TO-BE-MISSED OPPORTUNITIES LBC/EDUPEDIAWEB HAS BROUGHT…MORE DETAILS ABOUT US SHALL CONTINUE TO BE PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME!!!…THANK U…
NOTES
1.PLEASE READ OTHER ARTICLES ABOUT US OR EDUPEDIAWEB
2.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:MANY OF THE ARTICLES BEING PUBLISHED HAVE BEEN GATHERED OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YRS OR MORE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES .WE WILL LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE PUBLICLY WORKS OF OTHER AUTHORS.IF OUR ARTICLES DO CONTAIN SUBSTANTIAL QUOTATIONS FROM ANY RECOGNIZED WORK WITHOUT ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT KINDLY INFORM US OR BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND PROPER…WE HAVE NO INTENTION TO PLAGIARIZE ANYBODY’S WORK….MANY THANKS
3.Please read later the write-up in memory of-Mrs Ola Mbonu dear ex-Principal of our school and Consulting Partner at Edupedia also.
3…select all the books u want in a month based on the plan u chose and collect at our location or have it delivered to your doorstep anywhere in lagos metropolis...then pay appropriately on delivery of your order.Of course you may choose to pay into our accounts at
UBA,23RD/72RD BRANCH FESTAC,LAGOS
MASON COLLEGE A/C NO-1005353681
EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES A/C NO -1005280011
Thereafter give us details of payment and books wanted by:
CALLING OR SENDING SMS OR E-MAIL through 08033010872 or lagosbooksclub.yahoo.com
Or by getting in touch with us through the comments section /walls/handle of any of the following:
"They are the books, the arts, the academes, That show, contain and nourish all the world". - William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost
PRICES OF BOOKS & OTHER ASSETS ON SALE:
1 .ASSETS FOR SALE :INCLUDE BOOKS,DVDS, VCDS, VHS, AUDIO CDS, LASER DISCS AND VINYL RECORDS AT EXTREMELY KNOCKED DOWN PRICES
2. NEW BOOKS & OTHER ASSETS: SHALL BE PRICED AS QUOTED BY OUR SUPPLIERS
3. ASSETS ON WISH LIST: SHALL BE QUOTED TO MEMBER(S) WITHIN 72 HRS OF REQUEST.
4. USED BOOKS AND OTHER ASSETS: ARE OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. THEY ARE PRICED FROM N250 TO N1000 (NOTEWORTHY THAT SOME OF THEM WERE PURCHASED FOR N3000 TO N8000 BUT HARDLY USED)
5. SALES ARE FOR MEMBERS ONLY.
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR BOOKS ON HIRE
6.THE ULTIMATE INTENTION IS TO HAVE READERS WHO DO NOT HAVE TO PAY AFTER 12 MONTHS OF PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIPTION. DURING THE 12 MONTHS HOWEVER SUBSCRIPTIONS SHALL BE PAYABLE BY MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS
FIXED MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES
LIGHT READERS:
7….N500 MONTHLY…1 OR 2 BOOKS AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON CATEGORY OF BOOK
8….UNLIMITED RENEWALS FOR 30 DAYS…CAN REPLACE EACH BOOK WITH OTHERS EVERYDAY OR AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE AND CAN KEEP THOSE ALREADY COLLECTED FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE…BUT RENEWAL IS EVERY 30 DAYS…REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 12 MONTHS SHALL BE REWARDED WITH FREE READERSHIP THEREAFTER.
9….ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ASSET AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS OR AFTER SHALL HAVE LBC REIMBURSED BY THE MEMBER…FREE READERSHIP AFTER 12 MONTHS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE FOR THIS CLASS UNLESS A MEMBER DECIDES TO MIGRATE TO ANOTHER GROUP IN WHICH CASE THE MEMBER SHALL PAY THE DIFFERENCE HE SHOULD HAVE PAID IF HE HAD BEEN IN THAT GROUP FOR 12 MONTHS
.10..ANY MEMBER CAN MIGRATE WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS BUT WILL STILL PAY THE DIFFERENCE AS ALREADY STATED…NO OTHER USER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE THE CARD OF A MEMBER…TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GROUP OF READERS SAY BELONGING TO THE SAME SCHOOL OR BOOK CLUB SHALL BE NEGOTIABLE…
CASUAL READERS:
11…N1000 MONTHLY…1 TO 4 BOOKS AT ANY TIME SUBJECT TO CATEGORY
12… UNLIMITED RENEWALS FOR 30 DAYS…NO DUE DATES OR LATE FEES PAYABLE
13… CAN KEEP BOOK(S) BEYOND 30 DAYS BY CHOICE BUT SUBSCRIPTION NEED BE RENEWED AFTER 30 DAYS…REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 12 MONTHS SHALL ALSO BE REWARDED WITH FREE READERSHIP THEREAFTER
.14….OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE AS UNDER LIGHT READERS APPLY
AVID READERS:
.15.. N1500 MONTHLY…1 TO 6 BOOKS AS UNDER OTHER READERS ABOVE
16…UNLIMITED RENEWALS PERMITTED.NO DUE DATES OR LATE FEES PAYABLE…CAN KEEP BOOK(S) BEYOND 30 DAYS BY CHOICE
17…BUT SUBSCRIPTION NEED BE RENEWED AFTER 30 DAYS…REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 12 MONTHS SHALL ALSO BE REWARDED WITH FREE READERSHIP THEREAFTER.
18…OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE AS UNDER LIGHT READERS APPLY…MEMBERS IN THIS CATEGORY MAY BE REQUESTED TO REPRESENT LBC WITHIN THE COUNTRY IF SPONSORSHIPS ARE FOUND AND IF SUCH MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE.
DEVOUT READERS:
19… N2000 MONTHLY…2 TO 8 BOOKS AT ANY TIME SUBJECT TO CATEGORY
.20 …UNLIMITED RENEWALS FOR 30 DAYS…NO DUE DATES OR LATE FEES PAYABLE
21…CAN KEEP BOOK(S) BEYOND 30 DAYS BY CHOICE…BUT SUBSCRIPTION NEED BE RENEWED AFTER 30 DAYS
22…REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 9 MONTHS SHALL ALSO BE REWARDED WITH FREE READERSHIP THEREAFTER
23…OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE AS UNDER LIGHT READERS….MEMBERS IN THIS CATEGORY MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED FOR LBC REPRESENTATION OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY IF SPONSORSHIPS ARE FOUND AND IF SUCH MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE .THEY MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED TO ORGANIZE BOOK APPRECIATION(PROSE OR POETRY) MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS CLOSE TO THEIR RESIDENCES SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE BY THEM.
24…ANY MEMBER WHO SUBSCRIBES FOR SERVICES 12 MONTHS IN ADVANCE SHALL BE DUE FOR A 20% DISCOUNT OF THE TOTAL SUM DUE.
25…ANY ASSET TAKEN BY ANY CATEGORY OF MEMBERS CAN BE RETURNED IF NOT WANTED AND CHANGED WITHOUT ANY TIME LIMITATION
26….A 2-WEEK GRACE AFTER MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION IS DUE WITHOUT TERMINATION OF SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF LBC…SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT BY THE READER SHALL BE EFFECTED AS IF PAYMENT HAD BEEN MADE AS AND WHEN DUE.
NON-FIXED DAILY/WEEKLY HIRE RATES
TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS
27 .A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF N2500
28 .A LIMIT OF ANY TWO BOOKS AT ANY TIME
29. PAYMENT PER BOOK DEPENDING ON CATEGORY SHALL BE N100/N150/N200 FOR 7 DAYS ONLY
30. .A PENALTY EQUIVALENT TO N100/N150/N200 FOR EACH DAY SHALL BE DUE AFTER THE 7TH DAY
31. ANY ASSET RETURNED WITHIN 24 HRS OF COLLECTION SHALL BE CHANGED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CHARGES
SWAP SERVICES
32. BOOKS CAN BE BROUGHT TO LBC FOR SWAP TRANSACTIONS IF A MEMBER LIKES A BOOK OF LBC AND WISHES TO ACQUIRE IT AT A LOW COST…LBC SHALL DETERMINE FAIR VALUES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH A SWAP.IF AGREEABLE THE MEMBER SHALL PAY TO LBC A PREMIUM EQUAL IN VALUE TO 25% OF THE SHELF COST OF THE BOOK BELONGING TO LBC.
HOW IT WORKS & HOW TO JOIN?
Three simple steps actually.
Firstly, collect our list of books/plans and charges from our location at 5TH AVENUE M CLOSE, HOUSE 27 FESTAC TOWN LAGOS or LAGOS or from the LBC site http://lagosbooksclub.wordpress.com.
Secondly,select a plan and create your account on the spot or send an e-mail by text to any of the following addresses /telephones: e-mails:lagosbooksclub@yahoo.com or edupedianigeria@yahoo.comortel:08033010872 ,08027853025.
Thirdly, select all the books/assets u want in a month based on plan chosen and collect at our location or have it delivered to your doorstep anywhere in Lagos metropolis.…more info shall be provided by additional write-ups and listing of FAQs subsequently…we look forward to your regular custom in future.
Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.
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