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TONIGHT! Libros Para Todos

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Posted by GSLIS, November 16, 2006
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Libros Para Todos: Free Lending Libraries in Nicaraguapage

When: Thursday, November 16, 2006; 7:00 p.m.
Where: Trustman Art Gallery, Main College Building, Fourth Floor, Boston Campus

Simmons International Relations welcomes “Library Jane,” who will speak on the development of free lending libraries in Nicaragua. Jane Mirandette is the founder and director of the San Juan del Sur Biblioteca Movil in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. The library, which last year celebrated its fifth anniversary, is at the forefront of a movement to make reading materials more accessible to ordinary Nicaraguans. In addition to the library’s main location in town, it now runs a large-scale bookmobile operation that brings books to children in more than 20 schools in the nearby countryside.

The event will include the photographs and personal experiences of Simmons students and staff who have traveled to Nicaragua over the last two years to help grow the library program. Refreshments will be provided.