Member Suzanne Payette has sent through this update on the Declaration of Quebec Libraries she wrote about on the Blog in April. The Declaration was tabled in the Quebec National Assembly on October 19, 2016.
Read moreIn September this year, staff from the State Library of Western Australia delivered the Ideas Box to the Yungngora Aboriginal Community near Fitzroy Crossing in the West Kimberley. The Ideas Box is a revolutionary portable library which provides access to information, cultural heritage and education. The project is delivered in collaboration with the Yungngora community […]
Read moreTo bring knowledge to rural communities by encouraging access to books and reading habits is the proposal of Arca das Letras Rural Libraries Program, created in 2003 by the Department of Agrarian Reordering of Agrarian Development Ministry. If the community wishes to receive a library, it has to organize and identify […]
Read moreVaga Lume (Fireflies) Association supports libraries creation and promotes cultural exchange between rural communities in Brazilian Legal Amazon. Vaga Lume Association was born fifteen years ago and its objective is to improve book and reading access for the youth of 149 rural communities of 23 cities in Brazilian Legal Amazon, at […]
Read moreEIFL and Aarhus Public Libraries are inviting public and community librarians from developing and transition economy countries to apply for scholarships to attend the 2017 Next Library International Festival in Aarhus, Denmark. The 2017 Next Library Festival takes place from 11 – 14 June 2017 in Dokk1 – Aarhus’s award-winning public library building. It brings […]
Read moreThe Tyre repair shop library called ‘Borrachalioteca’ in portuguese, is a community library based in Caieiras neighborhood in Sabará/Minas Gerais, Brazil. Created in 2002 by Marcos Túlio Damascena this project came from the interest in daily reading by his father’s shop clients which led to an installation of a bookcase filled […]
Read moreThe number of public libraries is insufficient in Brazil and does not meet the demand of the population. For this reason civil society has been articulated to create and maintain “Community Libraries” to meet the demands in different parts of the country. Some of these experiences will be reported on this […]
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