Through the years, private individuals and corporate entities have assisted the library in different ways.
On Jan. 4, the library will officially acknowledge these generous donors.
Their financial contributions are a main source of the library’s operational funding.
Some of the donors also gave books, multi-media resource materials, cassette tapes, VHS videos, documents, and a series of historical collections that the entire community benefits from.
“There is always room for lifelong learning and so we are honored and privileged to be a part of that important education process for our community. We’re here to bring literacy to our people at the taro roots level,” said John Oliver DLG Gonzales, executive director of the library
The library also offers resource materials as well as Internet access and a homework center that provides tutoring to students of public and private schools.
Its “Children of Our Homeland Center/Library” caters to children under 12- years-old and trains parents in how to get their children more involved in book reading through the Motheread/Fatheread program.
The Book-Mobile service reaches out to the different areas on the island for those who are unable to visit the library by bringing resource materials to them.
Because of the contributions received by the library, it continues to serve the public through its literacy programs, Gonzales said.
“Reading is fun, free and entertaining and it is positive reinforcement of our humanity,” he added.
