Recognized

Simple and silent, this is our Rural Libraries Network. Our noise is made by our books and the saddlebags that carry them from one community to another. Our noise is made by the gaits of the community members, the children who read our stories, the families who read around the stove. Our noise is made by the written words and the communities from which they emerge.

And that internal noise is recognized.

On this occasion, we receive with pleasure and gratitude, the motion of congratulations granted by the Council of the Inter-American School of Librarianship of the University of Antioquia, given in the city of Medellín, Colombia, on 12th July of this year. This motion reads, to the letter:

“For its dedicated librarian work in its 50 years of existence, which with its community work has accompanied the formation of reading groups, the application of what has been read, the production of bibliographic material typical of the population, and the construction of a culture of peasant communities that promote traditional knowledge."

From Cajamarca, we are recognized by this gesture of solidarity that is consistent with the principles of a university that promotes reading and appreciates the efforts of other organizations, such as the Rural Libraries Network of Cajamarca.

Thank you, friends from the University of Antioquia, in Medellín.

Speaking sincerely

Regarding how we speak Spanish so differently, not only throughout the entire Peruvian territory, but also in any Spanish-speaking country, I heard a young man say: “I don't understand why you have to go around justifying and giving explanations about how Mrs. Lilia Paredes (wife of the president-elect of our country) speaks, if all the ways of speaking in our country are correct, if we all speak as we learn in our families and in our towns.”

In a way he is right, it is just that it is not a matter of justifying the way we speak, but that those who believe that they speak correctly, hopefully, with explanations, realize their own imperfections.

It is also about learning to establish differences between those who "speak beautifully" and say nothing or tell pure lies, and those who speak sincerely, even if they must invent their own words.

Tales in grey

Fairy tales are undoubtedly an important branch of oral tradition throughout the world. And if we think of fairy tales, Snow White, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel soon appear in our imagination - characters related to the work of the Brothers Grimm, from Germany. Generally, we are very fond of these protagonists, because they were - and are - faithful companions from our childhood.

On Saturday 10th July, two volunteers from the Rural Libraries Network, the German Teacher Kyra Grewe and the Language and Literature teacher Rumi Elías Mires Mocker, delighted us in the discussion "The Brothers Grimm: stories in grey", and they led us to see other aspects, not so common, of this topic.

Rumi's exposition, from a critical angle, enriched what we commonly know about this matter and showed us how much influence the world of cinema currently has on the tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Thank you for this pleasant and instructive discussion.

For those who missed it, it is available on our Facebook page: “Andares de la Red de Bibliotecas de Cajamarca”. Soon it will also be on our YouTube channel.

Nature encourages reading

In the great family of the Rural Libraries Network, reading goes beyond books. We try to read nature and value it as our grandparents taught us.

Today, some beautiful flowers are encouraging us to read them, to discover the magic of their colours, to observe them at different times of the day, to see them reflected in the sunlight or move with the swaying of the wind, to observe how they enjoy the goodness of the land and water.

They not only make us happy but also teach us!

Reading on the front line

The copla (poem) “A Country”, written by our brother Alfredo Mires, from the book “Breaths - Verses to walk living”, has also accompanied readers, librarians and community members who, in Sister Colombia, have been fighting for their path and their dignity.

It has been and is present in the solidarity campaigns of #aleerparaavanzar and you can see the reading in these links:

https://www.facebook.com/raizdebarro/videos/477289963560012/

https://www.facebook.com/Biblioteca-comunitaria-LOLA-V%C3%89LEZ-111292070270428/videos/1153018038516293/

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPwsMmppyHv/?utm_medium=copy_link

Nothing can separate us if the earth unites us!!

1971-2021: Tribute to our Network ─ 6

 

And so we go in the sixth month of this year, offering our tribute to the Cajamarca Rural Libraries Network on its 50th anniversary, because she is the heartbeat of all our hearts, she is embodied in the daily work of peasant and farm families.

She is the spirit, she is our yachay, our ayllu, she is our home.

The Network is our greatest Apu, because it is strength and wisdom, greatness and affection; the Network is in all of us, it's in all of our mountains because, as the great José María Arguedas said “These mountains! If they start marching, who can stop them? Their peaks would reach the sky.”

Tribute to spirit and drive ─ 6

On this occasion, the affection and recognition to the Díaz Guevara family, from the Masintranca community, in the province of Chota.

Our brother Sergio Díaz Estela is the coordinator of the Masintranca sector, and Donaida Guevara Díaz, his wife, is the titular librarian in their house.

In addition, they are part of the Community Program to support children with projected abilities. His daughters are also part of this family volunteering in our Network.

Thanks to all of them for their company, effort and solidarity always!