Domkhar Government School Library

As a carry over from last year the traveling librarian returned to the Domkhar Government School with Mary, Director of Youth Services at the Memphis Public Library in Tennessee. Thanks to HEALTH Inc and Omprakash the new library and computer facility is finished and ready for Mary and I to do our magic.






New library facility in context.


















Our first look inside.













Carrying the boxes of books from the hostel to the library.

Unboxing and examining new books.

Mary introducing the library to a class.

Excitment!


















Discovering new worlds outside remote village life.




































Everyone's socks turned red from the new carpet!





















A few of the new books.

Half-day teacher workshop.

A librarian burning books -what next!

Curiosity about new Pre-K - Class 3 library.

Pre-K - 3 before.

Making Pre-K - 3 library safe.
















Zenab arranging library.

Pre-K - 3 after.

Zenab has agreed to be the teaching librarian for the school and will be going through the Library Information Science degree program with the Indira Ghandi National Open University. Two teachers from the Siddhartha School will also be going through the program which is correspondence-based with testing at IGNOU Centers around India. The faculty came to out half-day teacher workshop with a schedule for library use and rules for use and behavior. They are extremely proud of their two new libraries and since Mary and I returned to the U.S. the entire village and other guests have been invited to the school to see the new libraries. Everyone is excited about the resources and the children get to expand their knowledge and world view.






Using solar energy to power the sound system.