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Vamos Super Chivos! One of the highlights of the recent Librarians Without Borders service trip to Guatemala was experiencing the madness that surrounds professional futbol. After the working day was done, we had the opportunity to attend a semi-final playoff game, featuring the Xelaju Super Chivos (Super Goats). The Super Chivos play in the Liga Nacional, Guatemala’s [...]
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Vamos Super Chivos! Our Guatemalan Futbol Adventure
Posted: May 20, 2012 in librarians without bordersTags: futbol, Guatemala, Librarians Without Borders, soccer
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An Evening of Innovation from the Margins
Posted: May 19, 2012 in librarians without bordersTags: Helaine Becker, Katherine Palmer, Mike McCaffrey, Stephen Abram
Article contributed by Amanda Halfpenny and originally appeared at Librarians Without Borders blog Please visit her blog at BiblioBlond’s Blog On May11th LWB supporters gathered at the University of Toronto’s iSchool for a social evening of dialogue and learning. Four diverse speakers reflected on the theme of “Innovation from the Margins”, with John Shewfelt , [...]
Non-profits in Action: Making a Difference by Improving Access to Information
Posted: March 18, 2012 in librarians without bordersTags: Librarians Without Borders, Nonprofit organization, SchoolBox, Village Link Tanzania
Over the past several years, I’ve involved myself in the non-profit, pro-literacy group Librarians Without Borders (LWB). Seven years after its inception as a small student run group at the University of Western Ontario , LWB boasts over 1000 international members. It has launched literacy initiatives across the globe. Apart from our core of dedicated, passionate volunteers [...]
Ottawa Public Library Teens Donate to Help Improve Literacy in Guatemala
Posted: March 3, 2012 in librarians without borders, LibrarianshipTags: Asturias, Guatemala, Ottawa Public Library
Librarians without Borders has received a generous donation from one of the Ottawa Public Library‘s (OPL) Teen Advisory Groups (TAG). Based out of OPL’s Centennial branch, this group of socially conscious teens raised $175 to help support the literacy needs of students a half a world away. Being heavy users and supporters of the Library, TAG members [...]
Librarians Without Borders at the Canadian Library Association
Posted: May 26, 2011 in librarians without bordersTags: Canadian Library Association, Librarians Without Borders, Public library, Service-learning
Over the past few days I’ve had the opportunity to enrich my professional career by attending the 66th annual Canadian Library Association conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The city is vibrant (if a bit foggy) and the conference lineup is stacked with appealing speakers and great info sessions. With so many concurrent sessions it can [...]
Librarians Without Borders: International Service Learning in Guatemala
Posted: March 8, 2011 in librarians without borders, LibrarianshipTags: Asturias Academy, Canadian Assocation of Special Libraries and Infomration Services., Canadian Library Association, Guatemala, Librarians Without Borders, McGill University, Non-profit organization, Ottawa Public Library, Paulo Friere, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Service-learning
Event in Ottawa – Librarians Without Borders: International Service Learning in Guatemala Thursday, March 24, 2011, 5:30 pm Ottawa Public Library Rideau Branch, 377 Rideau In a few short months, myself, along with 25 other progressively minded librarians will be travelling to the Miguel Angel Asturias Academy in Xela, Guatemala. The group is primarily made [...]
