Sopachuy Library Expansion
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Last year BiblioWorks began a small high school library project in this town. This year, BiblioWorks plans to expand the library to a new level.
Last year BiblioWorks began a small high school library project in this town. This year, BiblioWorks plans to expand the library to a new level.
On March 12 and 13, BiblioWorks, CESATCH, and Project K’ayamanta hosted a library training workshop in the community of Yamparaez, conducted by two library trainers from the Central Mennonite Committee in Santa Cruz.
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Latest News on Yamparaez:
Yamparaez Library Opened!! On April 24th, 2007 the Yamparaez library was officially opened.
Yamparaez Library Workshop On March 12 and 13, BiblioWorks, CESATCH, and Project K’ayamanta hosted a library training workshop in the community of Yamparaez, conducted by two library trainers from the Central Mennonite Committee in Santa Cruz.
BiblioWorks has already worked with the Tarabuco Municipal Government. Our first library in Morado K’asa was under their jurisdiction. So when the Mayor of Tarabuco asked us for a library in the municipal seat, we agreed to support their library project.
On November 9-10, BiblioWorks hosted the first-ever “National Conference for Organizations Working to Build Libraries” in Bolivia, a 2-day event with over 40 participants, which was held in Sucre.
Students from Patacon High School talk about their dreams and aspirations in life.
Approximately 150 children’s books were donated by BiblioWorks to the ABCCM’s downtown womens’ shelter in Asheville, North Carolina on August 16th.
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In cooperation with ABCCM, a Western North Carolina relief agency, BiblioWorks has provided 300 books for a local homeless shelter.
The ocean-bound shipment for Bolivia of 10,000 books, 30 computers, and library supplies is at last on its way!
After months of receiving donations, sorting, and packaging, the shipment for the libraries in Presto and Patacon left our warehouse today, with 10,000 books, 30 computers and monitors, 6 laser printers, and 4 pallets of library furniture. After growing so used to shuffling all of it around our warehouse for the past 5 months, it was almost sad to see it go!
In mid-October, BiblioWorks was pleased to have the opportunity to set up a booth location at the popular LEAF festival, 2005. Neal Thompson, author of “Light the Candle,” was gracious enough to host a book signing in which we gave out free signed copies of his book.
Pictured below, a guest chats with Neal while having his book signed. Allen Singleton, President of BiblioWorks, looks on.