Blind boy leads book borrowers in KaohsiungBy Hsu Li-chuan and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerAn 11-year-old blind boy has received a “Love Reading Expert” award from the Kaohsiung Main Public Library for reading 161 books last year. Wu Ching-yu (吳晉宇) did not let visual loss stop him learning, the library said. Wu lost his vision due to retinal detachment at birth and had to spend his first two years in hospital. Wu Ching-yu, right, accompanied by his father, reads a book at the Kaohsiung Main Public Library on Friday. The Love Reading Expert award, which was established by the Ministry of Education, encourages reading and honors 24 winners every year.

Source: Taipei Times March 23, 2020 15:56 UTC