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L.T.N. – 40th Anniversary: 1972 – 2012
L.T.N. stands for “Librerija Taghlim Nisrani”, the
Maltese phrase for “Libreria Dottrina Cristiana” –
L.D.C., that is Christian Doctrine Library. It is a shop of
Catholic books and other religious articles. It is a way
of evangelisation and service started by Don Bosco
who wrote and published many books and who always
wanted to have a printing press of his own. It is an
apostolate which has spread all over the world.
In Malta, L.T.N. started at Savio College, Dingli, and was
inaugurated on the 7th October 1972. The first sales
included film-strips, slides, videos and cassette-tapes,
posters, picture books and other audio-visual religious
aids.
In 1975, L.T.N. shop was transferred to a couple of
rooms at the Sliema Oratory where it remained for 34
years.
In 1989, a branch of L.T.N. was opened in Valletta, a
shop that served the people for 20 years.
In 2009, the Sliema Oratory shop and the Valletta one were both closed down and the activity transferred
to one central and more spacious place in No. 81 Dingli Street , Sliema. Here it is of service not only to
the Maltese people but also to foreigners and many tourists who visit our Island.
L.T.N. aims at helping Priests, Missionaries, Catechists, Parents, Teachers and other pastoral operators.
It also caters for the ordinary religious needs of the people in general.
We congratulate “Librerija Taghlim Nisrani” for its 40 years of fruitful existence and we offer our best
wishes for its future. We also thank, most heartily, all those who in any way contributed to or were
involved in this very effective Salesian Apostolate.
Fr. Francis Zammit S.D.B.
Hajja Salesjana
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