The Riecken Library Network Keeps Growing!
On July 7 Riecken Community Library team members from Honduras and Guatemala celebrated the inauguration of the new library in Chamelco in Coban, Guatemala - one of four new libraries that will be completed in 2023 and 2024. The community was...
New Riecken Community Library Update
One of four new Riecken Community Libraries in Guatemala under construction has made great progress. The new library will be located on a hilltop at the entrance to the community of Palestina, Los Altos in Quetzaltenango, which serves as a hub for many surrounding...
Riecken Foundation Named Best Practice Honoree
The Library of Congress announced winners of the 2019 Literacy Awards on August 30. Riecken Community Libraries were recognized for innovation in literacy techniques and our sustainability model. Originated by philanthropist David M. Riubenstein, the awards honor...
Riecken Community Libraries Wins Human Rights in Education Award
Tegucigalpa, Honduras—November 16, 2015—The Riecken Foundation dba Riecken Community Libraries was just awarded second place for human rights in education among Honduran civil society organizations by the Iberian and American States (OEI). Download the press release...
Economic Prosperity Generated by Creating Social Capital
For the World Bank, social capital refers to the institutions, relationships and norms that shape the quality and quantity of social interactions of a society. Research shows that social cohesion is an essential factor for societies to prosper economically and for...
Riecken Community Libraries in the News
- Peace Corps WorldView Article 2013 for more Peace Corps information please click here.
- American Libraries article
- 2012 RCL Impact Study
- ALA 2012 Presidential Citation for Riecken Community Libraries
- Riecken Community Libraries Receives Multi-Year Grant
- The Cheapest and Most Valuable Thing in the World Is Not What You Think
- Building Libraries, Developing Minds: Study.com Speaks With the Riecken Foundation
- Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons, Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington, USA; Riecken foundation referenced pages 26, 69-70, 217, 221-222
- Revue Magazine, The Riecken Foundation