Libros Para Pueblos
Libros Para Pueblos
Pino Suarez 519
Centro Historico
Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
ph: 52-951-518-7077
alt: 52-951-513-5574
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Library Locations
Agua Zarca Tlaxiaco
Agua Zarca lies 12 kilometers outside of Tlaxiaco on the highway to Putla
Agua Zarca Tlaxiaco is a Mixtec village and the native language is Mixteco
The library at Agua Zarca Tlaxiaco is available to sponsor
Bajos de Chila
Bajos de Chila is 12 kilometers west of Puerto Escondido on the coast highway in the district of Juquila
The library at Bajos de Chila
This library is a joint project between Jon DeWest of Canada and Libros Para Pueblos
Barranca Fierro Mixtepec
Barranca Fierro Mixtepec is 20 kilometers out side of Zimatlan de Alvarez in Zimatlan district
Children of Barranca Fierro Mixtepec
Barranca Fierro Mixtepec is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos, Julie Boyles and her friends and family and Generacion Barranca 2006, Inc in the USA
Benito Juarez
Benito Juarez is in the Ixtlan district 20 kilometers above Teotitlan del Valle
Children of the pueblo of Benito Juarez
The library at Benito Juarez is a joint effort between Libros Para Pueblos and Joan & Doug Harmon and their friends and family
Capulalpam de Mendez
Capulalpam de Mendez is located in the Ixtlan district ten kilometers outside of Ixtlan de Juarez
This library is located in a regional workshop established by artist Juan Alcazar in an effort to provide jobs for impoverished Oaxacan villages
This library is a joint venture with John Nicholson of New York, New York
El Vigia Pochutla
El Vigia Pochutla is located 5 kilometers south of San Pedro Pochutla in the Pochutla district
The library/computer center in El Vigia Pochutla
The library at El Vigia Pochutla is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos and The Wider Circle of Madison, Wisconsin
Guadalupe Etla
Guadalupe Etla is in the Etla district about 15 kilometers north of the capital city of Oaxaca
Children in the library at Guadalupe Etla
The library at Guadalupe Etla is a joint endeavor between Libros Para Pueblos and Suzanne Giovannoni, Stan Sales, Steve Landau, Julie Landau, Alan Goodman and Kathleen Mazzetti of the US.
Huajuapan de Leon
Huahuapan de Leon is in the Huajuapan district about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital
This library is in a school for children with special needs
This library in Huajuapan de Leon is a joint venture between Libros Para Pueblos and John and Laura Marshall y sus amigos norteños.
Infiernillo
Infiernillo lies 77 kilometers above Zaachila on unpaved road
Infiernillo is an educational center where students spend the week, returning to their isolated homes only on weekends and holidays
The library at Infiernillo is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos and John & Laura Marshall y sus amigos norteños.
La Lobera Zaachila
La Lobera is located in the hills 30 kilometers above San Pedro Zaachila
Children walk as much as two hours to come to school every morning
This library is a joint venture between Libros Para Pueblos and Sally Godard and Ron Olisar of Oregon USA and their friends and family
La Raya de Zimatlan
La Raya de Zimatlan is located 15 kilometers south of Zaachila in the district of Zimatlan
90% of the adult male population of La Raya has emigrated in order to find work to support their families
La Union Tejalapan
La Union Tejalapan is a village where colorful wood carvings called alebrijes are made. It is located 5 kilometers southwest of San Lorenzo Cacaotepec in the Etla district
Ann VanSlyke, co-owner of Mingei World Arts, and her family with the children of La Union Tejalalpan
This location is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos and Mingei World Arts in Decatur, Georgia. Fundraising was greatly helped by Carmen Agra Deedy and John McCutchen and had the support of The Georgia Center for the Book
La Union Zaragoza
La Union Zaragoza is located 16 kilometers north of Santa Inez de Zaragoza in the district of Nochixtlan
The library in La Union Zaragoza is in an ancient adobe building that the children fixed up and painted.
This library is a joint effort between Alejandro Rojas of Mexico City and Libros Para Pueblos
Miramar Yucuhiti
Miramar Yucuhiti is located in the Putla district 12 kilometers southwest of Santa Maria Yucuhiti
Miramar Yucuhiti is a Mixtec village
The library in Miramar Yucuhiti is a joint project between Libros Para Pueblos and The Circle of Women
Museo de Ferrocarrill
The Museo de Ferrocarril is located in the old train station in the capital city of Oaxaca
The library is located in a converted boxcar
This library is a joint endeavor between Libros Para Pueblos and Kathleen Mazzatti and Alan Goodman of the United States.
Museo de los Pintores Oaxaquenos (MUPO)
The Museo de los Pintores Oaxaquenos is located in the capital city of Oaxaca
This library celebrates the illustrators as much as the authors and focuses on art appreciation and innovative creativity
This library is a joint endeavor between John Nicholson of New York and Libros Para Pueblos
The Oaxaca Lending Library
The Oaxaca Lending Library is located in the capital city of Oaxaca
The children's section in The Oaxaca Lending Library is a Libros Para Pueblos library combined with their children's collection in English
This location is a joint project between The Oaxaca Lending Library and Libros Para Pueblos
Ocotlan de Morelos
Ocotlan de Morelos is located 30 kilometers south of the capital
The library in Ocotlan is located in a school that serves more than 600 children in the morning and another 400 in the afternoon
This library is a joint effort by The Watkinson School in Hartford, Connecticut and Libros Para Pueblos
Pinotepa de Don Luis
Pinotepa de Don Luis is located 30 kilometers north of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional in the Jamiltepec district of Oaxaca
This library is located in a regional workshop established by artist Juan Alcazar in an effort to provide jobs for impoverished Oaxacan villages
This library is looking for a sponsor
Poblado Morelos Etla
Poblado Morelos Etla is located a few kilometers outside of the capital on the free road to Villa de Etla
Poblado Morelos Etla is a farming community where many of the inhabitants commute into the capital city to work
Poblado Morelos Etla is a joint venture of Beverly Carlson of Oaxaca, Mexico and Libros Para Pueblos
Libros Para Pueblos
Pino Suarez 519
Centro Historico
Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
ph: 52-951-518-7077
alt: 52-951-513-5574
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