Rural Library Project

The libraries provide the access point for outside volunteer and material resources to reach communities in remote rural areas.

Summary

Volunteers also organize learning programs for both local children and adults, with the intent of turning the library into a public space for the local community that will motivate the children to pursue reading and learning outside of the classroom.

The work includes donating books, purchasing basic equipment, formulating library operation plans and developing student-participating library management.

The library also serves as a public space for local residents to participate in self-taught courses and community-building activities.

Library Project

Assist New Century Elementary School to open a more efficient library.

Library Project

Develop an appropriate collection profile that fits the community and provide funds for the purchase of books and periodicals.

Identify and purchase appropriate computer hard/software for the operation of the library.

Provide training workshops on the use of technology for the librarians.

Provide information literacy workshops for faculty, students and the general public.

Library Project

Library Project Evaluation and Continuation

To evaluate the social, educational, and cultural impact of the library that was opened last year using quantitative and qualitative methods
To better understand the role of school library in rural education and analyze its unrealized potentials in teaching, learning, and community building as of current use

Library Project

Collect statistics regarding the operation and management of the community library that was built with help from Dream Corps last year.

Research on the cause of the decline of the local government-run cultural center and how a grass-root community library might avoid similar problems.

Assist the local library to expand through book donation, on-line publicity, community publicity, and fund-raising events from local businesses.

Libraries as a resort of books and learning are absent in the life of rural children.

Facts at a Glance:

While 100% of the urban children survey owned over 20 copies of extra- curriculum readings, only 3.2% of rural students surveyed own that many books.

Reading lies in the center of learning, and books and information are the gateway to a better material and spiritual life.

Rural Library Project Photo Collection