It’s back to school season and the Ngwerere Lubuto Library is not short of the excitement from the children. So, we've chosen to call it "Back to Lubuto" season.
Read MoreLibrary users at Ngwerere Lubuto Library have been using Wikipedia for Schools and the World Book Encylopedia (digital) for over a month now. I’ve spent some time at the library observing the use of these e-resources and interacting with users.
Read MoreLast Saturday, at Ngwerere Library, LubutoDrama members performed a play inspired by Umba Soko's Who Saved ThePrince in which a group of village elders save a prince from a big snake.
Read MoreAs reported previously in our newsletter, Lubuto has received a grant from the All Children Reading partnership to develop our LubutoLiteracy program. This could not come at a better time for Zambian children, since the government has recently announced that all teaching in schools up to Grade 4 should be done in local languages.
Read MoreI would like to share some of the highlights of the past month: - The Lubuto Outreach team is gaining the trust of the girls at Vision of Hope and our visits there are becoming increasingly vibrant.
Read MoreLast Thursday was World Book Day. To commemorate this I showed the boys at Fountain of Hope Lubuto Library how to make their own mini books from a sheet of A4 paper and we spent a happy morning creating our own masterpieces.
Read MoreFrom 18th - 27th February, Mike Lee ran a workshop at Ngwerere Lubuto Library on programming using Etoys with the OLPC laptops.
Read MoreOn Saturday 23rd February, both of the LubutoDrama groups met for the first time at Ngwerere Lubuto Library (NLL), and each performed a play for the assembled audience. I was at Fountain of Hope Lubuto Library (FOHLL) in the morning, helping the group to get ready.
Read MoreI arrived back in Lusaka a few weeks ago, and since then have been caught up in a whirlwind of Lubuto activity! It is a very busy but very exciting time. My role with Lubuto has been developed, so I will now be spending time in both of the libraries in Lusaka.
Read MoreOn November 3 and 10, LubutoMentoring program had its two wrap-up sessions at both of the Lubuto Libraries. The Reading Room was full to capacity.
Read MoreJust over a year ago, I saw an advert for a post as a VSO volunteer Trainer Librarian at the Lubuto Library Project in Lusaka. I jumped at the chance to apply, and after a lengthy but necessary application and training process, here I am.
Read More7,025 Visits!!! I don’t think that there is an adequate word to describe just how busy the library has been since opening its doors to Garden’s children. The first day saw almost 600 visitors!
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