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One of the retirement homes that I visit has many very eager readers. It is a delight to bring books to them. Recently this retirement home was in lock down due to 'health issues'. I responded to a request for books other than our normal delivery day. The grateful reader sent me a very interesting link to a video about delivering books in Columbia.
Since I am a librarian, I love creative ways to deliver books, so this was of great interest to me! You can watch the video here.
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Twenty years ago, Luis Soriano was a teacher with a concern about children having no access to books. He took his own collection of books and transformed two water-carrying donkeys into a library service. He named the donkeys 'Alfa' and 'Beto' (alphabeto means alphabet).
Even though Luis now has a prosthetic leg, he is still providing this service.
In 2003, I wrote a post called "Librarians with a Mission".
It included a story about book delivery in Kenya. Check it out here.
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And here is a quote, sent by my daughter, explaining why we are grateful for access to books.
"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet you, or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die." (Anne Lamott)
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