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http://edwardndlovulibrary.webblogg.se/

We wants lots of comments!!!! Kersti

View also my blog it is written both in English and Swedish and I also wants lot of comments!
http://kersti.webblogg.se/

See you on the blog!

Kersti

Vision and Misson

The Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library

Vision

Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library strives to be the leading information resource centre in Matabeleland South Province, providing quality services to individuals, communities and institutions that promote sustainable educational, social and economic development through creative problem-solvning, thereby serving as a a modeol for Zimbabwe.

Mission

Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library believes in the power of information as a catalyst for development. Hence, we make adequate, relevant and up-to-date information available to all people without discrimination, we assist the people to use the information effectively, and we stimulate a reading culture among the society that broadens horizons and minds.

Edward Ndlovu Memorial Librarhy pursues the preservation of the historical and cultural legacy of the region thus upholdning the use of local languages and keeping local history alive.

The library in Gwanda

The Library in Gwanda started in 1992, in a school in Jahunda, a part of Gwanda where a lot of people lives in small houses. 1994 I visited Gwanda together with Jackson Ndlovu (and my husband and father) Jackson showed us the spot in central Gwanda where the new library were to be built. He also showed us the plans how it would be in the future. And now 15 years later they are about to reach the goals. The new library started with one building, with a big hall filled with books, news papers, administration, toilets and so on. The library is open every day monday to friday in daytime. Schools are coming in, people come there to read the news paper and there is a photocopier to be used for a small sum. In Jahunda there is a branch library working a few days every week. Some years ago, Jackson and I made a website how it all started. You can read it on http:www.gwanda.se/lib

We would be happy if you make comments on this blog and help us to make it to a meeting place for all of us, all over the world that are intrested in the development of the Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library in Gwanda. We are also looking for people that are intrested to write about the Library and the schools in and around Gwanda. Just contact me, send your photos, text, links thoughts and so on, and I put it into the blog.

Kersti in Hässleholm Sweden, but in mind back in Gwanda and in the Library!

Welcome to Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library

Welcome to our blog about and around Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe.

Jackson Ndlovu, Librarian at Edward Ndlovu Memorial Library and Kersti Palmberg School Librarian at Linnéskolan in Älmhult Sweden will invite you to take part of our blog around the Library in Gwanda, Zimbabwe.

We want to tell the world about this functional and living library. How it developes and how it serves lots of people in this region. We also want to inspire other people in other parts of the world to delvelope their own libraries. Please make comments on the blog or contact us.

Our ambition is to put out a new blog site every saturday at least. It could be more often and sometimes you have to be patient. Hope to meet you here at our new Blog.