Cantón Xolsacmaljá, Totonicapán

Girls and Tech in Xolsacmalja

“Ka´k Nojib´al” (New Knowledge)
Opened: March 26, 2009
Population: 2.895
Economy: corn, beans, textiles, pottery and woodcraft
Projects: Eco Club, Cultural Identity, Early Childhood, Book Club and Bi-lingual Story Hours, Womens’ Group, GPS Mapping of Cultural Sites/Natural Resources
Languages: K’iche’ and Spanish
Total number of books: 5698
Average monthly number of users: 1,000 – 1,200
Wish List: Computers, book shelves, video/audio recorder for oral histories of the community elders, early childhood development materials
Librarian: Miriam Maribel García Tzic email: miriammaribelgarcia@gmail.com
Information: biblioxol@gmail.com or Biblioteca.xolsacmalja@gmail.com