Hola todos,

Today we left Managua! After 2 days in this city of great contrasts, we packed our things to travel to San Juan del Sur, where our true work begins. The morning was dedicated to workshops with members of ANIBIPA. Ann Weeks presented a talk about the International Children's Digital Library with the excellent help in translating of Carolina from the U.S. Embassy. Julie Brophy taught all the librarians present how to make a book out of recyclable materials. Her talk was translated with the help of Sara. Caitlin Rolston presented a brief outline, in Spanish, of uses for blogs, demonstrating their ease and versatility.

The workshops took place at UCC, la Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales.

Victoria, aqui estan nuestros fotos.


Jane's employees Ruth and Heidi presented a workshop on book repair, and the Biblioteca Móvil presented gifts and raffles to the librarians present.



After leaving UCC, we drove to Granada, a colonial town on Lake Nicaragua.
We ate a late lunch, most of indulging in an amazing dish of sea bass and grilled vegetables.


Then we walked around, some of us down to the lake or to buy organic chocolates.




We grew tired quickly, however, and soon were on our way to San Juan del Sur. We arrived here after nightfall, and will have pictures to share tomorrow. We have free calls to the U.S. now, so you will all probably hear from us soon.