Librarians Without Borders McGill

Miguel Angel Asturias Academy Library Project

By Valli Fraser-Celin & Carolyn Doi

Project Beginnings“There is no culture of literacy in

Guatemala”-Chris Warren, Asturias volunteer

Literacy, education & libraries in Guatemala

What Makes Asturias Unique

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

“We are all teachers and learners”

Creating an environment of equality and diversity

INTECAP (Institute for Technical Training)

How Asturias WorksA leader who believes 100% in the school

Ashoka Fellowship

International Community

Group visits

Donations

Sponsorships

Staff & Volunteers

Project Goals

Library that supports the goals of the school

Physical library lay out

How to engage with the community

Best practices for school libraries

Cataloguing & classification schemes

Our approachOn the ground learning experiences

Educational climate in Guatemala/Xela

Culture and values

Who are the students?

Previous knowledge of librarianship

Cultural ActivitiesIn and around Xela

Helped us learn about:

Guatemalan culture

Students at the school

Finca La Florida

San Juan La Laguna Community Library

http://bibliotecarijatzuulnaooj.jimdo.com/biblioteca/

Agriculture

Our week at the school...

Tour of the school

Planning

Library Space

Library layout

shelving

mock ups

Floorplans

Programming Ideas

Themes

Library Class Time

Reading club

Collection & Cataloguing

Library Thing

Collection Development

Cataloguing recommendations

Finished Product

30 page manual of recommendations for the Asturias Academy Library

Find it on our trip blog:

http://lwbguatemala2010.wordpress.com

What we learned…

Flexibility

Keep an open mind

Collaboration

Learning about a culture is invaluable to our work as librarians