June 13-14th, 2013
The refugee Camp participated in the Books for Africa project this year. A resident of the camp was trained in January and the books were delivered in May. The past few days I hopped over to the camp and helped Addy and Ryan (who headed the project) and three of the refugees in cataloguing all of the 1000 donated books.
The books were split into adult and children’s fiction, non-fiction by topic, and compilation books. Each book was given a colored sticker to classify its section and then was labeled with its author and its library number so it can be recorded when checked out.
The library was built in a run down building that was not being used. Materials to paint and build shelves were donated by a grocery store in town and Ryan has been working with the camp over the past several months to get the room refurbished with new windows and secure doors that lock. More shelves are scheduled to be built and then the library is ready to be opened on World Refugee Day next week.
Since all my projects are wrapped up, it was nice to get out and do some work for a few days and see my friends at the camp.
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