Tarabuco Biblioteca ‘Municipal’ — The opening of the municipal library in Tarabuco made it the second BiblioWorks library in the Tarabuco municipality (Morado K’asa being the other). However, it hasn’t been easy because although the local authorities worked with BiblioWorks in setting up the library, once it opened they withdrew their support. It took a lot of work to convince the mayor who was more concerned with projects focusing on agriculture and production rather than education.
BiblioWorks and a few local teachers put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into Tarabuco. Now, with a new and motivated librarian, it is on its way to being a great library. There is a average daily attendance of 80 children and teenagers, and the mayor’s office has been supportive in purchasing books, a computer, a new desk for the librarian and other necessary materials.
Making puppets in the Tarabuco library