Friends Book Sale to Benefit Quezalguaque Library
Posted
on Feb 02, 2015
February is Quezalguaque Library Month at the on-going Friends of the Brookline Library Book Sale. All proceeds from sales during February will go to support the Sister City Library in Quezalguaque, Nicaragua. The Friends used book sale is at the Main Library on Washington Street and the Coolidge Corner and Putterham branches. Prices from 25 cents to $2 for books, and $3 for DVDs.For those that may not be familiar with the library in Quezalguaque—
The Quezalguaque library was built in 2002-3 as a collaborative project with the Quezalguaque community and with lead support from the Brookline Sister City Project. Many others in the Brookline and surrounding community also contributed to make the library a reality. Brookline High School students, for example, raised $3,500 for purchasing books. A generous grant from the Rotary Foundation made possible by the Brookline Rotary and León Rotary funded furnishings and a computer room.
The library is well situated on the main roadway entering Quezalguaque community, less than two blocks from the central town plaza. It has regular hours throughout the week and is increasingly used by school children and other members of the community.
The Sister City Project continues to provide support for the library and also funds a mobile library that serves outlying communities. (You can see a picture of the library building in the attached flyer). If you’d like to learn more about the library in Quezalguaque, please contact Carol Caro, carol.b.caro@gmail.com
Please considering shopping at the Brookline Library Book Sale during February and on behalf of BQSCP, our sincere thanks to the Friends of the Brookline LIbrary for donating February book sale proceeds to the Sister City Project for the Quezalguaque library.
The Quezalguaque library was built in 2002-3 as a collaborative project with the Quezalguaque community and with lead support from the Brookline Sister City Project. Many others in the Brookline and surrounding community also contributed to make the library a reality. Brookline High School students, for example, raised $3,500 for purchasing books. A generous grant from the Rotary Foundation made possible by the Brookline Rotary and León Rotary funded furnishings and a computer room.
The library is well situated on the main roadway entering Quezalguaque community, less than two blocks from the central town plaza. It has regular hours throughout the week and is increasingly used by school children and other members of the community.
The Sister City Project continues to provide support for the library and also funds a mobile library that serves outlying communities. (You can see a picture of the library building in the attached flyer). If you’d like to learn more about the library in Quezalguaque, please contact Carol Caro, carol.b.caro@gmail.com
Please considering shopping at the Brookline Library Book Sale during February and on behalf of BQSCP, our sincere thanks to the Friends of the Brookline LIbrary for donating February book sale proceeds to the Sister City Project for the Quezalguaque library.