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KEVANE, Michael (2015) Community Libraries and Reading Programs for Youth in Burkina Faso. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa in Session 162 - Libraries for Children and Young Adults.
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Abstract
Community Libraries and Reading Programs for Youth in Burkina Faso
This paper describes the reading-related activities oriented to young adults in Burkina Faso of Friends of African Village Libraries, a non-profit organization that supports community libraries. These activities comprise three programs. The first program is direct support for dozens of rural libraries established since 2001. The paper describes the processes and materials that FAVL has developed to offer effective support for library operations. The FAVL philosophy involves training “local librarians” who can effectively manage small community libraries. The second program is a variety of reading programs, from summer reading camps for children to extension reading programs for young adults. These reading promotion activities can be adopted as replicable programs by other library-support organizations. The paper will report on a health reading club, funded by EIFL, involving 40 young women in four village libraries. The young women use smartphones to access important health information relevant for young women in rural settings (excision, pregnancy, HIV/AIDS). The paper will also report on a reading program for young adults, where books were delivered to villages with no libraries. The third program consists of initiatives to create and distribute attractive reading material for rural readers in Burkina Faso. Several initiatives have been taken over the past decade, resulting in more than 80 books printed and distributed to libraries. These books are oriented towards youth, and have become the most widely read books in the libraries, suggesting that library services in rural areas of Africa should not overlook an important role for the production of books that will appeal to local readers. Overall, the experience of FAVL support suggests that library support programs can be effective and low-cost. The FAVL model embraces transparency and effectiveness in library activities. The presentation and paper will give detailed information on costs of each of the programs.Bibliotecas comunales y programas de lectura para jóvenes en Burkina Faso
Esta ponencia describe las actividades relacionadas con la lectura para jóvenes en Burkina Faso de los Friends of African Village Libraries (Amigos de las Bibliotecas de los Pueblos Africanos), una organización sin ánimo de lucro que apoya las bibliotecas comunales. Estas actividades comprenden tres programas. El primero es el apoyo directo a docenas de bibliotecas rurales creadas en 2001. Se describen los procesos y materiales que FAVL ha desarrollado para ofrecer un apoyo efectivo a las labores bibliotecarias. El segundo consiste en diversas actividades relacionadas con la lectura, desde campamentos de lectura de verano para niños hasta programas de lectura extensivos para jóvenes. Estas actividades de promoción de la lectura pueden ser adoptadas por otras organizaciones de apoyo a bibliotecas. Se cuenta la experiencia de un club de lectura sobre salud, fundado por EIFL, en el que participan 40 mujeres jóvenes de 4 bibliotecas rurales. Las mujeres usaron smartphones para acceder a información relevante sobre salud para las mujeres en entornos rurales (ablación, embarazo, VIH/SIDA). La ponencia también trata los programas de lectura para jóvenes, en el que los libros se llevan a los pueblos donde no hay bibliotecas. El tercer programa consiste en iniciativas para crear y distribuir material de lectura atractivo para los lectores rurales de Burkina Faso. Se han llevado a cabo varias iniciativas en la pasada década, dando lugar a la impresión y distribución de más de 80 libros a bibliotecas. Dichos libros estaban orientados a jóvenes, y han llegado a ser los más leídos en las bibliotecas, lo que sugiere que los servicios bibliotecarios en las zonas rurales de África no debería pasar por alto la importancia de la producción de libros que atraigan a los lectores locales. Por encima de todo, la experiencia de FAVL sugiere que los programas de apoyo a las bibliotecas pueden ser efectivos a bajo coste. El modelo de FAVL adopta la transparencia y la efectividad en las actividades bibliotecarias. La presentación dará información detallada de los costes de cada uno de los programas.Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) | ||||||
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Conference details: | IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South AfricaSession 162 - Dynamic African Libraries for Young People: showcasing best practices to inspire us all - Libraries for Children and Young Adults |
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Divisions: | Division 3 Library Services > Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section | ||||||
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Libraries, Africa, Evaluation, Books, Children. | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2015 09:40 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2017 08:56 | ||||||
URI: | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1181 |
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