TMS Library Project Update

We are very excited to announce that the library grant has been fully funded and Peace Corps transferred the money last week prior to the break.  We, along with the staff and students at Trinity, are extremely grateful to all of you who made a donation to support the completion of this library. We are now able to cover the shipping costs and use the remaining funds for purchase of supplies to build more shelves and furniture to make the library functional for students. 

In other news, the labeling and cataloguing of the books was finally completed in mid-March and now Ginnie is preparing library lessons and activities which will begin when school reopens on April 20^th.  After working in libraries for so many years, I finally get to return to those roots and act as a librarian for 6 of the 8 weeks I have left at the school. (Yes, I said 8 – how did time fly so quickly? It actually panics me because there is still so much to do to get the library open and the students and teachers trained to use it on their own next year.)  The next step involves getting supplies and spending time in each class to teach them about the library, how to treat and respect the books, how to find a good book, and procedures for checking out and in books borrowed.  

It’s a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it to have a functioning library for the children and the staff of Trinity.  They are so excited to start borrowing books, in fact, some of the students who help me in the library have picked out their first choices and are ready to read.  I even heard from a few students that they want to read all the books in the library!  Great goal – I support them fully J

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