A coming and going of letters and stories

Thanks to the voluntary and committed work of our coordinators, our books are circulating through almost all the provinces of Cajamarca. The exchange of books is one of the central axes of the Network of Rural Libraries, because with it we achieve that many more villagers, girls, boys, young people, men, women, have access to reading.

The exchange is the circulation of letters, stories and learning possibilities. This movement of books, that occurs due to the interaction between readers, coordinators, librarians and the Central Office, manages to establish a strong link between the reading needs and tastes of our readers, the solidarity spirit of the coordinators - that go from library to library collecting the books that have already been read or require change because of use or otherwise; the librarians in charge of the register of readers, promoting books and readings and receiving demands for service in their communities; and the role of the Exchange Centre, in the central headquarters, where a gathering of books of different types sits: our own books (books produced by the Network, based on the rescue of the oral tradition of Cajamarca and other topics of interest for our communities), along with literature, education, agriculture, arts, health, technology, history, among others.

The exchange of books always encourages us because each book is a work tool, it is a means to promote encounters and conversations and they are our friends, our support, our family.