This Wednesday, 1st October, the General Coordinator of the Rural Library Network, Javier Huamán Lara, librarian and member of the El Tambo community in Bambamarca, represented the Rural Libraries Network of Cajamarca at the seminar Roots that Read: Rural Libraries as Spaces of Memory and Interculturality, organised by students from the National University of San Marcos, Lima.
Four female speakers from different institutions and associations, all linked to communities and libraries, also participated in this seminar.
At Bibliotecas, we decided that Javier was definitely the right person to represent us, not so much because of the position he currently holds within the Network, but because of his long career in rural libraries, his direct relationship with rural communities and his long involvement in our Peasant Encyclopedia Project. Javier joined this team in 1984 and played a significant role in the preservation of Cajamarca's traditional culture and knowledge, guided by the master Alfredo Mires Ortiz.
Javier's participation in the seminar demonstrated that he is well versed in this context.
Congratulations, Javier, on this discussion.
Thank you for representing us and the community members who make up the Network. We are proud of you.
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