Sarah's Rural Library Fund

Congratulations to Mary on a fantastic marathon run with a new personal best. And she smashed her donation target in aid of the Rural Libraries in Peru! 2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mary-heery #LondonMarathon #WorldBookNight #ReadingHour

Mary is ready and raring to go on Sunday raising funds for the Rural Libraries in Cajamarca, Peru. Good Luck Mary! 2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mary-heery

One of our trustees, Mary Heery, is running the London Marathon, Sun 23rd April. She has been in training running across the mountains of the Lake District - in solidarity with the volunteer librarians who walk across the Andean mountains delivering books 2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mary-heery

#volunteersday Thanks to all the volunteers in UK and #Peru for all their work bringing books to the indigenous communities in the Andes. People together can change lives. Help us to carry on this inspiring work #charity #libraries #book Donate sarahsrurallibraries.com

Sarah's Rural Library Fund is now partnering with #Giveacar. Get rid of your old car and help bring literacy and books to the Rural Libraries community in Peru. giveacar.co.uk/?s=Sarah%27s+R… #UKCharityWeek #libraries #books #Peru #gift #volunteer

#Give5ADay #UKCharityWeek Just £5 will buy one of the books from the Rural Library collection to give to a school high in the Andes. Children like the stories told by the elders the best. Giving pride in their culture and helping them to respect Pachamama sarahsrurallibraries.com

#UKCharityWeek The Rural Libraries publish their own books based on stories told by elders, ‘all the children asked to read Cajamarca stories in their free time. Thank you for the gift of Rural Libraries: these stories fascinate children!’ José Julio Estela, teacher #volunteer

#GivingTuesday2022 35 schools in the mountains of Cajamarca have Rural Libraries where children can read myths and legends rescued from their grandparents. It costs £5 to publish one book - all donations sent directly to Peru. Muchísimas gracias sarahsrurallibraries.com

#GlobalTeacherPrize ambassador @catdavison shares her thoughts on the importance of engaging communities in #education. Cat launched her non-profit @eduspots in 2015, uniting 300 local volunteers to bring educational change to their 'spots'. #teacherstudent

#GivingTuesday The Rural Libraries of Cajamarca have published over 200 titles recording traditional tales of the Andes. The children love them. 'Thank you for the gift of Rural Libraries: these stories fascinate children!’ José Julio Estela, teacher. sarahsrurallibraries.com

This #GivingTuesday2022 thanks to all the teachers in Cajamarca, #Peru who now teach their children every day with books from the Rural Libraries, giving them stories, culture and pride in their Andean traditions. #volunteers #books #teachers #libraries

Looking forward to sharing news from the Rural Libraries in Peru on #GivingTuesday2022. Hear about the impact of 51 years of walking with books. Volunteer librarians sharing literacy, education and culture #volunteers #Peru #libraries #books #education

The schoolteacher’s long-running Biblioburro program delivers reading materials to children in Colombia. atlasobscura.com/articles/bibli…

The “book women” would saddle up, usually at dawn, to pick their way along snowy hillsides and through muddy creeks with a simple goal: to deliver reading material to Kentucky’s isolated mountain communities. atlasobscura.com/articles/libra…

Thank you in #TrusteesWeek to the trustees of Sarah's Rural Libraries for always being so enthusiastic and coming up with fantastic ideas for promoting the inspiring work of the Bibliotecas Rurales in Peru. Keep up the good work🥰 #libraries #books

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We regret to announce the death of Alfredo Mires, Executive Director of the Bibliotecas Rurales in Cajamarca. His life's work promoting literacy and culture in the Andes is inspirational, his legacy immense, he will be missed by all who value books and culture across the world

On #InternationalWomensDay to all the women educators across the world. Muchisimas gracias😍📚😍📚😍📚😍📚 #libraries #books #literacy #Peru #volunteers

Celebrating World Book Day with re-publications from the Rural Libraries of Cajamarca telling the oral tales of campesinos in the Andes - tales of miracles, goblins, saints and apparitions #WorldBookDay #Peru #library #publishing #books #literacy

🌱In remote villages of Peru, ancient farming techniques for growing crops in unpredictable weather have helped to preserve #biodiversity in the Andes. Communities are now using these techniques to adapt to the #ClimateCrisis. Via @guardian @yachay_dc theguardian.com/global-develop…