Update in progress

After a long hiatus, we’re finally doing some much needed updates on our website. Keep visiting for more updates and to see what we have in store.

Call for Volunteers

Come and sign-up today!

Fundraising Drive

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Your help is needed! All of our volunteers are youth or unemployed women and we aim to demonstrate library services, and community literacy support, as an example of a desirable career option. Help us to pay utilities, offer training and create a salaried position for a Head Librarian and a part-time Children’s Librarian.

“Grenada has the highest poverty rate amongst the English Caribbean countries. Children and youths make up the majority of that rate.” (UNDP: 2009 Human Development Report) A past Minister of Education stated that the nation’s secondary school graduates are unemployed and unemployable. “Grenada’s unemployment rate currently stands at 40 per cent.” (The Commonwealth Media, web 2013) A high poverty rate and low functional literacy rate is affecting the future development of Grenada and seems to contribute to an increasing number of disenfranchised youth, a perceived lack of options and lack of motivation for self-development.

Thanks in advance for your kind support!

Library Updates from the Summer!

What a Summer we had! Elizabeth Frechette, visiting Librarian from Naugatuck Valley Community College, was a part of the fun.

To date:

• The General Collection is open to the public with full bookshelves, thanks to two barrels of books donated from Naugatuck Valley Community College, Connecticut.
• The Children’s Library is also fully stocked with beautiful books and membership doubled over the summer.
• Mt. Zion Library has become a supportive and youth-friendly space and volunteer group.

Scroll down to see highlights:

Breadfruit Roast with Groundation Grenada and other library friends

Around the Island tour with library volunteer Rosemarie Rajwant (Left) Kerrisha Nelson (Middle) Elizabeth Frechette (Right)

Elizabeth Frechette sharing her expertise to Kerrisha Nelson, Library Coordinator

The children just love the General Library too!

Busy day for the Children’s Librarian

Children’s Library members helping unpack books from NVCC’s barrel to the library

Arrival of Books from the U.S.A!

The library extends special thanks to the following organization and persons who contributed to the collection of books and postage of the barrel:

-Naugatuck Valley Community College(www.nv.edu)
-Elizabeth Frechette
-Juleyka Lantigua-Williams (www.juleykalantigua.edu)
-Elizabeth Barber
-Thomas Cesarz
-Dr. Lisa Lavoie
-Edith Reynolds