By Krystle Austin | Project Leader
Busy as always, especially after a successful summer reading camp in July, the library in Dohoun in the site of many activities for library patrons. The librarian has profited from the return to school, which is October 1 in Burkina. Students are motivated and ready to come to the library. Throughout the months of September and October, the library hosted several sessions of card playing, puzzles and drawing. There were also story hours, when the librarian read stories about the importance of washing your hands with soap and how to avoid stomach maladies. In addition, the librarian offered lessons to students on the different forms of punctuation and how to use them. Each of the activities had a good turn-out, and the librarian hopes to host more like them in the future.
In early October, the Ouaga staff traveled to Dohoun to visit the library and meet with readers. The staff arrived at the library to find it very well organized and beautifully decorated with art projects of patrons and attendees of the reading camp. During the meeting with readers, many expressed their appreciation of having a library in Dohoun. Those who had not the opportunity to attend school especially expressed their love of the library, as it gave them a chance later in life to educate themselves and provided their children with an educational outlet. Suggestions centered on additions that could be made to the library’s collection, notably books that were a part of school curriculum but not available at the school. While they were there, the staff profited in introducing the new set of photo books that is part of FAVL's ongoing Reading West Africa program. Patrons were eager to look at the new books and see if they could catch glimpses of people or places they knew from their village.
In Dohoun, the library will continue to profit from frequent visits from those now back in school and from activities planned by the librarian.
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