Library
Thanks to the agreement
signed by the mayor of Zacapa, public library in the Zacapa
Cultural Center, is part of the National Network of Libraries
run by the Honduran Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports.
At the moment it is the flagship of the department of Santa
Barbara in a pilot program.
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The Public
Library has about 2.000 registered books, in addition
to CDs, videos, DVDs and other educational material
material.
In addition
to books from the government, the library has obtained
many generous donations through Reverend Enrique Silvestre
from the city of Valencia (Spain) and from the Spanish
Ambassador in Honduras, among others. |
Thereafter the Honduran National Library, the local technical
college, the National Pedagogical University of Honduras and
Lottie Browns (a volunteer at an NGO called “Buena Fe”)
helped to build the reputation and resources of the library.
The library
is open to the public from 8.00 A.M. to 8.00 p.m. It has a
regular childens story hour program.
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it will be launching a modern digital system for to
track the library inventory and the lending and circulation
of books. In the library’s main room there are
computers with Internet and digital encyclopedias. The
library also boasts a large collection of games. The
library is open to all, and offers services completely
free of charge.
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