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News from Venilale Library July 2009
Click on the link below to read a report on Venilale library by Heather Matthew, former Chairperson of Friends of Venilale
Venilale Library Report July 2009 (Word document)
Fundraising event in May 2009:Public lecture featuring Kirsty Sword-Gusmao and Steve Bracks
There will be no Library Books for Timor-Leste Trivia night this year but
there is something very special happening in support of Timorese libraries that
you can be part of on Monday 11 May 2009, 6.30pm at the Village Roadshow Theatrette,
State Library of Victoria. Please find a link below to a flier promoting a joint Library
Books for Timor-Leste and State Library of Victoria fundraising event:
Libraries and Learning in Timor-Leste: a public lecture featuring Kirsty Sword Gusmao and Steve Bracks.
It will be an informative and inspiring event for all who attend and a practical
way to support the ongoing development needs of Timor-Leste's libraries.
The entry fee is $25 with all funds to go to the Library Books for Timor-Leste Fund
supporting library collections and skills acquisition for libraries and in Timor-Leste.
Get in quick for tickets - there are only 200 available!
Directory of Libraries in Timor Leste launched
The Minister of Education Dr. Joao Cancio Freitas recently launched a comprehensive Directory of Libraries in Timor Leste which was produced by the country's Library and Information Association (ABITL). The launch was held during the Association's Annual General Meeting.
Click here to download the Directory (pdf)
A brand new library for Atauro Island
Positioned between the primary school and the offices of Roman Luan (the
community owned NGO which administers the library service), the new library
is bigger and better than ever. A community owned project if ever
there was one, the new library was built from the ground up and
features a mural painted by the local upper primary and junior high
school students.
The new library opened in February 2006 to coincide with the birthday of Roman
Luan, and contains a larger collection of materials. The new branch
provides an opportunity to extend on the excellent services already provided
by the staff including literacy projects, collections in several languages,
and outreach services to remote communities by pack horse and boat. For
background information about this library see the entry for Biblioteca
Haburas Moris, NGO Roman Luan, Atauro Island in the public libraries
section of this website.
Funds from the second Library Books for East Timor Trivia Night held in
Melbourne on the 29 April 2005 (see events sections) were utilised to
improve the collections particularly for adults. Atauro Island teachers,
nurses, religious leaders and health workers have all participated in the
selection of materials for the new community library.
A brand new library for Atauro Island. |
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