We are reading books! Hooray! After almost a year of creating a library literally from the ground up, I can now brag that we are almost finished and operational! We have a brightly painted yellow room, poorly constructed shelves, and a ceiling with holes large enough for the birds to poop through…but we’re moving along with almost 1,000 books. Two of my fellow PCVs came one weekend to help me organize the books, which was a huge help. I had originally started organizing it with the girls club, but we moved at a snails pace. With the ‘one for you, and one for me’ mentality, the girls would classify one book, then take a 10 minute break to read a story. As frustrati
ng as that was, it was a huge motivation for me to finish the library as soon as possible once I realized how truly starved for knowledge these youth are. So, I opted for the help of friends and decided that the girls could help decorate the room with posters and helpful reference material. They are also interested in creating a library committee, in which they will be responsible for the upkeep and organization of the library. I would love to be able to start a library club, focusing on reading and writing, as well as reading to the students in the primary school…but for now I need
to take one step at a time. Any leads on more book donations would be greatly appreciated
:)
We are reading books! Hooray! After almost a year of creating a library literally from the ground up, I can now brag that we are almost finished and operational! We have a brightly painted yellow room, poorly constructed shelves, and a ceiling with holes large enough for the birds to poop through…but we’re moving along with almost 1,000 books. Two of my fellow PCVs came one weekend to help me organize the books, which was a huge help. I had originally started organizing it with the girls club, but we moved at a snails pace. With the ‘one for you, and one for me’ mentality, the girls would classify one book, then take a 10 minute break to read a story. As frustrati
ng as that was, it was a huge motivation for me to finish the library as soon as possible once I realized how truly starved for knowledge these youth are. So, I opted for the help of friends and decided that the girls could help decorate the room with posters and helpful reference material. They are also interested in creating a library committee, in which they will be responsible for the upkeep and organization of the library. I would love to be able to start a library club, focusing on reading and writing, as well as reading to the students in the primary school…but for now I need 
to take one step at a time. Any leads on more book donations would be greatly appreciated :)
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