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Rob Sarjant

Bringing Books to Life - Running Child Friendly Libraries

 

 

A new guide - Running Child Friendly Libraries - has been published by Book Aid International. The guide aims to introduce librarians to ideas to make libraries friendlier places for children, and has grown out of a project with Kenya and Tanzania National Library Services to help develop children's services.…

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Posted by Rob Sarjant on June 10, 2011 at 4:43am

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Nice foto of presentation of Reading West Africa books at Bereba library, Burkina Faso

You can buy the books at…

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Posted by FAVLadmin on December 10, 2010 at 2:30pm

Anne Pattinson Moore

Update KLT in Kenya

HI All! Well, library number 7 opened this week, up in Aberdare hills in Kenya. Numbers 8 and 9 are being discussed and planned! 'Little Hands, Big Steps' (our project to get Kenyan families using books with their under 3 year olds) is now completing its second group of 10 participants in Kawangware in Nairobi, and will start at Gacharageini library( Aberdares) next saturday, and in Sipili later in October. Always need support- and funding!…

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Posted by Anne Pattinson Moore on September 25, 2010 at 5:57am

Sarah Switzer

Migi's UTRT Community Library

Posted by Sarah Switzer on February 24, 2010 at 4:01am

Sarah Switzer

Buikwe's Caezaria Public Library

News from Uganda...



I took a visit out to the library known as Buikwe. Francis and his family were wonderfully friendly hosts and had me stay in their home for the night I spent there.



We spent an afternoon in the library, discussing various programs and activities that have been going on in the library. We also got to know some of the challenges that the library is facing, such as a need to improve an outside wall with some plaster and the need to replace two shelves that… Continue

Posted by Sarah Switzer on February 24, 2010 at 3:48am

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Teresa Jolly Holt

Funding for Libraries in Africa 6 Replies

Started by Teresa Jolly Holt in Uncategorized. Last reply by Teresa Jolly Holt Nov 26, 2010.

Francis Kigobe

Kigobe now provides the books he never had access to

Started by Francis Kigobe in Sample Title Oct 16, 2010.

Karen Marshall

Book - Where There Is No Doctor 3 Replies

Started by Karen Marshall in Uncategorized. Last reply by Karen Marshall Feb 23, 2010.

Olugbemisola

Thank you!

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Anne-Reed

Twitter, and other means of virtual communication!

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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Peter Raywood
Thanks for all the details Peter. Please check out thefunding page I wrote on the African Village Lib. Website. You might also trythe Pencil Project. It pairs schools etc. with a partner school that will sendenough pencils for everyone. You will…
Oct 13, 2011
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Peter Raywood left a comment for Teresa Jolly Holt
Hi Teresa                Let me give you some details about my library project. I say "my" because at the moment it's a sort of one man project. The library will be…
Oct 12, 2011
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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Millicent seela
Welcome Millicent! Please tell us more about your project, perhaps a mailin address,  how you became connected to the project (are you from the village, teaching there? volunteer there through x group), stage of development (idea, building,…
Oct 3, 2011
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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Lena Söderholm
Welcome Lena! Please tell us about your interest in African village libraries: town or village name and area of Kenya, how you became connected to the potential project (volunteer there through x group), ar you in Kenya now?, near a grade…
Oct 3, 2011
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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Jim Kennedy
Welcome Jim! Please tell us about your interest in African village libraries: town or village name and country of interest, how you became connected to the project (volunteer there through x group), stage of development (idea, building, etc),…
Oct 3, 2011
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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Julia Ekeberg
Welcome Julia! Please tell us about your interest in rural African libraries: town or village name and country, how you became connected to the project (volunteer there through x group), stage of development (idea, building, etc), near a grade…
Oct 3, 2011
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Teresa Jolly Holt left a comment for Peter Raywood
Welcome Peter! Please tell us a little more about your library in Nigeria: town or village name and are of country, how you became connected to the project (volunteer there through x group), stage of development (idea, building, etc), near a grade…
Oct 3, 2011
 
 
 

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