I had the pleasure
to attend the inauguration of a community library in a small town of Sonsonate,
El Salvador. The library is the first of its kind in the community and is
funded by various organizations, including El Salvador's Ministry of Education
and hometown associations in the U.S. The community had a day long
celebration including fireworks, a student led parade, an inauguration
ceremony, and a futbol game. The inauguration ceremony was a few hours
and occurred at one of the local schools. The ceremony was filled with
performances by students and speakers, including well known people in the
community. I then learned that another school in the community is also
opening its own library. The libraries for the most part contain books that
the school had in storage, but the library system now allow student to take
home books that they previously did not have access to. Here is a picture
of one of the community libraries.
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