Críticas Magazine

While at ALA, I attended a beautiful reception hosted by former ALA President, Loriene Roy to honor Native Hawaiian Librarians. The reception, held outdoors on a terrace with a magnificent view, opened with a blessing and then continued with inspiring dances and fabulous conversations. Kekilani Meyer, the Interim Director of the Native Hawaiian Library displayed information about her library. I thought of sharing a bit about this library with you.

ALU LIKE's Native Hawaiian Library (NHL) was established in 1985. Its purpose is to provide library and information services to Native Hawaiians and others interested in the history, culture, and contributions of Native Hawaiians. In addition to library and literacy services, the library leads the effort to preserve Hawaiian language documents through their Hawaiian Language Legacy Program (HLLP).

On October 2006, the Library established her first charter school library and it currently serves 486 students- 90% Native Hawaiian. The library hosts a number of activities including a Library Club with 67 members who organized a Book Fair raising $13,000 worth of new books for the school. Other programs include the Student Ambassador Program and Reading Buddies. The library also provides services such as cultural lessons and computer database research.

This is just a tiny bit of information about this beautiful project. For more information visit the Native Hawaiian Library website.

This week, I will post about a ALA events. Stay tuned!