From “Coat of Many Colors” to “Colours of My Mind,” By Foster Akpore
Dolly Parton once turned a poor child’s “Coat of Many Colors” into a story of dignity… In Egini, Austin Emaduku has given “Colours of My Mind” another meaning by placing books within reach of the community and creating opportunities for young people to engage with literature themselves… One began with a coat made from scraps… The other begins with shelves filled with knowledge….
And if the Egini Community Public Library, the SAME Annual Literary Awards and the first school essay competition inspire other Nigerians to make similar investments, then the most important chapter of Colours of My Mind may not be the one already written.
The other is represented by Colours of My Mind, a book born from years of intellectual engagement and accompanied by a library intended to make knowledge accessible to a community.
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