“Jane Meyers Receives Prestigious ALA Award and Wins SLA Photography Contest”

“Jane Meyers Receives Prestigious ALA Award and Wins SLA Photography Contest” DC Special Libraries Association Blog, 11 July 2012. Lubuto Library Project founder and president Jane Kinney Meyers has won the SLA & Factiva Agile Professional Snap & Win Contest! Her winning “Creating Community” entry was featured on the DC/SLA homepage. Jane was also the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association’s 2012 John Ames Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award. The annual award is given to a librarian who has made significant contributions to international librarianship throughout their career.

BlogLubuto Library PartnersJuly 11, 20122012

Innovative librarians receive awards sponsored by OCLC

Innovative librarians receive awards sponsored by OCLC. OCLC’s commitment to knowledge, education and public service includes furthering the advancement of librarianship.

WebLubuto Library PartnersJune 25, 20122012

Jane Meyers Receives 2012 John Ames Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award

ALA News, 12 June 2012. Lubuto’s president Jane Kinney Meyers is the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association’s 2012 John Ames Humphry / OCLC / Forest Press Award.

WebLubuto Library PartnersJune 12, 20122012

"SLA Members Support Lubuto Library Project,Zambian Literacy,"

"SLA Members Support Lubuto Library Project,Zambian Literacy," DC Special Libraries Association Blog, 4 May 2012. Information professionals of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) assisted their colleagues at the Lubuto Library Project to finalize 700 computer-based reading lessons, in seven Zambian languages, for underprivileged children in Zambia.

Lubuto Library PartnersMay 4, 20122012

"Mulenga Kapwepwe: Zambia’s Cultural Heritage,"

"Mulenga Kapwepwe: Zambia’s Cultural Heritage," The Library of Congress Webcasts, 13 April 2010. Mulenga Kapwepwe, policy advisor in Zambia's Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development, chair of the Zambian National Arts Council, award-winning playwright, and Lubuto Library Project Advisory Board member speaks about Zambian cultural heritage at a 50th anniversary program sponsored by the African Section of the Library's African and Middle Eastern Division.

WebLubuto Library PartnersApril 13, 20122012

"UN chief praises Zambia on care of vulnerable children,"

"UN chief praises Zambia on care of vulnerable children," Zambia Daily Mail, 27 February 2012. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and President of the International Olympic Committee Jack Rogge visited the Fountain of Hope Lubuto Library in Lusaka on Saturday, Feb. 25. The UNSG called efforts and partnerships formed to better the lives of vulnerable communities such as ours inspiring.

NewspaperLubuto Library PartnersFebruary 27, 2012Fountain of Hope, Appreciation, 2012

"School librarian off to Zambia to work with street kids.”

"School librarian off to Zambia to work with street kids.” Halifax, Ontario: The Chronicle Herald, Feb. 20, 2012, Bedford/Sackville Community Section, ChronicleHerald.ca. Jennifer MacKinnon is one of two VSO librarian trainers arriving in Lusaka in February to work with the two Lusaka Lubuto Libraries.

NewspaperLubuto Library PartnersFebruary 20, 2012Volunteers, Fountain of Hope, Ngwerere, 2012

“The Lubuto Library Project: Proving the Value of High–quality Public–access Libraries in International Development"

“The Lubuto Library Project: Proving the Value of High–quality Public–access Libraries in International Development 1h17m" San José State University, School of Library and Information Science Colloquium Series Webcast, October 19, 2011. The Lubuto Library Project (LLP) is the perfect example of the positive impact libraries can have on international development.

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"Strong showing for UK authors on Astrid Lindgren award shortlist."

"Strong showing for UK authors on Astrid Lindgren award shortlist." The Guardian (U.K.), 18 October 2011. “Established in honour of the Pippi Longstocking author following her death in 2002, aged 94, the prize looks to reward "people and organisations who work in her tradition and safeguard democratic values".

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