With the grant proposal from Friends of Burkina Faso and book donations from Our Mother of Consolation, Greenwoods Charter School and Friends of African Village Libraries, we officially opened our library the first week of June with a collection of 300+ books! And we still have $3000 of the $4000 grant to purchase more books and library materials.
Right now it’s the rainy season in Burkina Faso and it’s the time for everyone (adults and children alike) to work in their fields. Despite the fact that many people have left village for work, the community is taking advantage of the library with regular visits. Moussa works at the library Tuesday and Wednesday from 1pm-3pm and 5pm-6pm, and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 8am-12pm and 3pm-5pm. These hours were selected by the library committee and librarian as the best times that community members can use the library facilities. The library is closed Monday and Friday.
In the month of June, we had 374 library visits, 28 adults and children sign up as library members and 48 books borrowed. These numbers will only go up as people return to village from their fields. In October, children will be returning to start school and at that time Moussa and I will be visiting all of the primary and secondary school classes to give library presentations.
In the meantime… Summer Reading is Fun!
