LOATAD: Curating Africa's Literary Heritage

Sylvia Arthur grew up in England. During her years working in Europe, she bought and read books - over 1,000 of them. When Sylvia packed up her life in Europe and moved to Ghana, she opened up her personal book collection to the public. Her move was inspired partly by what she said was the lack of books by Ghanaian and other African authors in bookstores in the country. Sylvia Arthur's personal collection has since morphed into what is today the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD). The library which doubles as an archive is on a mission to collect and showcase rare and first edition books authored by Africans and people of African descent. She tells us why curating this library is important. And, the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Japan is constructing a fence on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the iconic Mount Fuji.

Audio excerpts: Credit - LOATAD/TEDx Euston (YouTube), Associated Press (AP). Royalty-free music by Slip.stream.

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