The librarians are critical to the success of the community programs and services offered by Riecken Community libraries. We strive to promote opportunities and to build tools to facilitate the work of the librarians in their communities.
More than 50 librarians from Guatemala and Honduras recently participated in two initial training workshops aimed at strengthening their social and professional skills in their respective communities as facilitators of information and reading .
On July 24 and 25 eighteen librarians from Guatemala, and last week thirty-three librarians from Honduras participated in two workshops that reinforced their understanding of the work of the community library and its administration, their role as librarians and also improved their ability to develop programs promoting reading and the access to information.
