We are and we do

It just came out in print! "Somos y hacemos" is the title of the manual or guide of the Network of Rural Libraries of Cajamarca, a document that summarizes the history, principles, methodology and formats of the work of our Network.

At the beginning of the 80s we published a small manual with the name of "Librarian am I", but the experience has continued on its way, lasting and maturing.

This recent guide has gone through several consultations in meetings and assemblies of the Network, and now it is printed to submerge again in the countryside, always in consultation and to continue growing.

Inaugural conference

As we mentioned in a previous note, between 17^th and 21^st September, the VI National Congress of Public Libraries was held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Our brother Alfredo Mires Ortiz was invited to give the inaugural speech at this congress: "From librarians: books, reading and community processes", was the title of this dissertation.

Now you can see the video of the conference at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdWU3_Dwnw4&list=PLPmsdKQQbnWndrrSzwfOlnZwTYPT7wuM8&index=2&t=0s

All in one in all

Through the veins of this giving land,

fertilizing valleys, meadows and consciences,

a message of harmony is already overflowing:

"Everything is one and one is everything; our essence

is made up and is part of this beautiful

symphony that we call existence ".

Roots and fruits, grave and cradle,

they are an indivisible whole, a single entity

that breathes sun and emanates moonlight

We are channel, we are water and we are source.

David Osoro

The Day of Here We Are

Will Manco Capac ever return with his golden plow?

And will the Indian speak again?

Will it be possible

to rebuild with these sherds

the luminous vessel?

To work again

upon a long wall

the monoliths

that not even a knife fits in the joints?

Restore broken roads

of South America

towards the Four Horizons

with its old post?

And the universe of the Indian will be an Ayllu again?

Ernesto Cardenal, "Economy of Tahuantinsuyo"

En Huamachuco

Although Huamachuco is the jurisdiction of the Departament of La Libertad, a good time ago we opened ten rural libraries in the area, thanks to the impulse and coordination with Proyecto Amigo.

And there we went again, for a few intense days of visit, training, coordination and, above all, sharing.

The dedication of the mothers of family who attend the rural libraries in the neighborhoods of Huamachuco is an example of life. With Jesús Fernández and Aurora García we visited the libraries of Cumbicus, 9^th October, Fatima, Vista Alegre and Los Laureles, as well as sharing a meeting with the librarians to read together and see how we can keep walking and reading.

The coordinators of Proyecto Amigo have made possible the support with reading encouragement by volunteer students of the Higher Pedagogical Institute: with them we approached the task of the critical reading, its importance and methods.

And with the central team of the Project we shared a series of reflections on the rescue of the Andean peasant culture.

It is encouraging to see how the road, the proposal and hope are consolidated by the efforts of all.

Reading Circles in Montegrande

We greet the students of Social Sciences - Semester II of the Higher Pedagogical Institute "Víctor Andrés Belaúnde", of Jaén. They are carrying out their initial placement with children in First Grade of secondary school at the Immaculate Conception Educational Institution, using the Reading Circles, a way to meet as a community in our Network of Rural Libraries of Cajamarca.

The students of the Institute are already companions and brothers and sisters of this journey with books in the countryside. We thank Professor Sara Moreno for the effort and constant support to ensure that more children, young people and adults read, write and talk.

Congratulations and hugs: you are a true example to follow!