ANIMAL LIBRARIES

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES ARE ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANIMALS AND BOOKS... AND HOW THEY CAN BRING HOPE TO OTHERS.

HARNESS THE POWER OF READING

Can one small child change a community?.... yes... watch the video to find out how William did it, through his love of reading.  What can you do?

To learn more about how you can help visit the following website.

http://www.wegivebooks.org/campaigns/harnessing-the-power-of-reading


EVER HEARD OF THE DONKEY LIBRARY?

For the past ten years, Luis Soriano, a teacher in the small town of La Gloria, Colombia, has been following the same ritual. Every week-end, he gathers his donkey in front of his house, straps on the “Biblioburro” pouches to its back, and loads them with a selection of books from the eclectic collection he has acquired over the years.
Off on his mobile library, he travels into the hills and through the fields to the villages beyond where children await his visits impatiently. He firmly believes that bringing books to people who don’t have access to them can improve the country and open up possibilities for the future generation of Colombia.
He has also been working with his wife Diana to build La Gloria's first public library, where he will finally be able to display his collection of books properly.

To find out more visit this site http://www.ayokaproductions.org/content/biblioburro-donkey-library

Info from Ayokaproductions website, retrieved Jan 2012

WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT LIBRARY?

Find out more about Boom-Boom and how he delivers hundreds of books to people in Lao Villages.

http://www.bigbrothermouse.com/writers-artists/boomboom.html

THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE

book by Masha Hamilton

Fiona Sweeney wants to do something that matters, and she chooses to make her mark in the arid bush of northeastern Kenya. By helping to start a traveling library, she hopes to bring the words of Homer, Hemingway, and Dr. Seuss to far-flung tiny communities where people live daily with drought, hunger, and disease. Her intentions are honorable, and her rules are firm: due to the limited number of donated books, if any one of them is not returned, the bookmobile will not return.

But, encumbered by her Western values, Fi does not understand the people she seeks to help. And in the impoverished small community of Mididima, she finds herself caught in the middle of a volatile local struggle when the bookmobile's presence sparks a dangerous feud between the proponents of modernization and those who fear the loss of traditional ways.

The story behind the book: http://www.mashahamilton.com/the_camel_bookmobile/the_story_behind_the_book.php

Watch the video: http://www.mashahamilton.com/the_camel_bookmobile/video.php