Little Free Library
This is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen and a great idea as well! The Little Free Library is a project to promote literacy and love of reading...
Category: Literacy
Jul
11
2010
A couple of cool librarians
by Bilingual Librarian
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While at ALA I met a couple of very cool librarians, one of which has a blog I have been following for some time now. Here’s a brief description of...
Americas, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Literacy, Public Libraries, World
Paradero Para Libros Para Parques
by Bilingual Librarian
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Monday morning I was out walking around downtown Bogota when I happened upon this lovely little library in the park. This stand makes part of the Paradero Para Libros Para...
Americas, bi/multilingual, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Literacy, Mobile Library, Public Libraries, World
BiblioRed: Red Capital de Bibliotecas Públicas
by Bilingual Librarian
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Today I went to visit a couple of the libraries that make up the BiblioRed in Bogota. BiblioRed is Bogota’s public library systems, and it’s composed of a number of...
Feb
06
2010
Read.gov
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Yesterday while I was riding the bus to work a new billboard caught my eye, one for Read.gov. Read.gov is part of the Library of Congress, and it aims to...
Jan
31
2010
IKEA Create World’s Longest Outdoor Bookcase On Bondi Beach
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Here’s a slide show of the world’s longest outdoor bookcase. The bookcases were filled with books that visitors could swap with their own book, or which they could purchase for...
Dec
07
2009
Bibliomoto Peruana
by Bilingual Librarian
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I’ve seen biblioburros, a camel mobile library, a traveling library in a suitcase, and now here’s a bibliomoto offering library services around the Huarmey province in Peru. The bibliomoto is...
Nov
22
2009
La Casa del Colibrí
by Bilingual Librarian
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La Casa del Colibrí is a Cultural Center that works to improve conditions for the community of Chirimoto, in the Peruvian Amazon region. The project includes a large emphasis on...