Sirri and Greater Tunb Libraries Begin Operation with 4 Thousand Books

According to the correspondent of Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) in Bandar Abbas, the Director General of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of Hormozgan announced the launch of two new cultural and artistic centers and a cinema hall belonging to the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the islands of Greater Tunb, Sirri, and Abu Musa, coinciding with December 9th, the National Day of the Three Islands, in this province.

Parvin Poshtkuhi continued: The cultural and artistic center of Sirri Island, with two thousand books and 100 educational games and toys, and the Greater Tunb center, with two thousand books and 100 educational games and toys, will collectively be launched for the first time with a total of 4 thousand books, a play room, air hockey, foosball, and a ping-pong table.

The Director General of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Hormozgan also stated: In Abu Musa Island, which previously had an active cultural and artistic center, the Institute’s cinema, equipped with a film screening room, cinema screen, and video projector, will be put into operation.

Referring to the population capacity of these areas, she said: Approximately 600 children and teenagers live on Abu Musa Island, and the island’s population is 4,213 people, with 934 households.

Poshtkuhi added: There are about 46 children and teenagers on Greater Tunb Island, and the island’s population is close to one thousand people. The opening of the new cultural and artistic center can strengthen cultural services on this island.

The Director General of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of Hormozgan also said about Sirri Island: On Sirri Island, with a population of about 2,800 people, most of whom are workers and their families, 36 children and teenagers will benefit from the services of the new Institute’s center.

According to IBNA, the opening of these centers is part of the Institute’s national mission to expand cultural coverage and provide equal educational and artistic opportunities for children and teenagers in the remotest parts of the country.