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Namatala Laurel Library opens in Mbale |
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Librarian Sarah shares storytime with kindergartners in the new library.
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Update from Trudy while she was in Uganda
"The library is indescribable. It is a large room with 8,500 books filling every bit of space on the bookshelves! The shelves wrap around three walls, with the computers across the fourth wall. We had a great time decorating the room with magnificent, huge, canvas wall hangings (posters) that say Reading is Magic, which have pictures of books and "fairy dust." These are purple, gold, and white. ..."
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U.S. Embassy staffer visits |
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Following email received Dec. 12, 2006:
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Dear Ms. Marshall,
I work with Alyson Grunder, who you have been in contact with, at the U.S. Embassy in Kampala. Last week I was able to visit Namatala Primary School in Mbale and to view the library . I was accompanied on the visit by two librarians, Sophie Bangi of the U.S. Mission ’ s Information Resource Center, and Karen Hartman, who is the U.S. State Department ’ s Regional Information Officer, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
... The school was not in session the day we were there, but it was clear that the library is very complete and well used. We spoke to the headteacher, who said that both students and faculty greatly appreciate the library . I have been to many primary and secondary schools in Ugandan and this is certainly one of the most complete libraries I have visited.
Thanks again for your contributions and your interest in Uganda.
Best wishes.
Paul Stevenson
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A celebration to remember |
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 Archbishop Nkoyoyo, Trudy and Pastor Okumu
The grand opening was indeed grand! They had a large tent erected for the "honored" guests. They also put up a tent to shield the teachers and pupils as they managed to squeeze together in the shade. Several of our team stayed busy filming and shooting photos. I had the privilege of sitting between two of the men I most admire in Uganda - Wilberforce, and the Archbishop! We had several speakers, and the students did skits about the library, as well as singing songs. Some of the teachers decided to dance with the students, letting out "whoops"! My crazy son-in-law decided to join them and was doing a great job of shaking his bootie to the delight of the entire audience, including the children! It was truly funny!
- From Trudy's travelogue [read more on our blog]
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