| | A librarian in the children's library at the National Library of Laos |
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| | A view inside the children's room at the National Library in Vienitane |
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| | Another shot of the children's room. The library is across from Nam Phu |
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| | The Deputy Director by one of the trucks used in the Reading Promotion Program |
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| | A view of two book boxes that will go to two lucky schools |
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| | A closeup view of one of the book boxes. Well worth the $180 sponsor donation |
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| | After the bookmobile arrives at the wat across from the school the librarian |
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| | lays mats out on the dirt for the over 100 students to sit on |
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| | Inside the bookmobile before the students come. They need quality books! |
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| | This young monk from the wat was interested in looking at the books |
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| | This older monk was interested in the chldren's book much to the amusement of... |
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| | These girls came first and quietly sat on the mat to look at a book together |
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| | The librarian sits on the mat and students begin to gather round |
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| | She brought a recently published Hmong folktale to tell |
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| | She was amazing, a gifted storyteller and I wish I had brought my video camera |
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| | Lao schools have no budget for books or supplies and this bookmobile and the |
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| | book boxes are the only way that Lao students get a chance to check out a book. |
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| | The students were totally mesmerized by the story the librarian was telling |
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| | You can see the wat on the left and the school on the other side of the road |
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| | The monk's living quarter serve as a backdrop for the storytelling in this shot |
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| | Storytime is over & the students return to the bookmobile to look for mor... |
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| | So many students and only one smallish bookmobile... |
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| | Needless to say it gets a little crowded in the bookmobile! |
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| | The driver checks out books and then decides he wants to read a story too |
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| | What a setting to read the Three Billy Goats Gruff! I wonder what Buddha thinks? |
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| | After the story the students stayed in the wat to look at their books |
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| | Some students wanted to gather around together to look at the books |
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| | Girls enjoying looking at the Hmong folk story the librarian had read to them |
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| | Sometimes it's better to go it alone |
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| | A few stragglers get a book before returning to the school |
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| | This girl was a great helper, picking up books and putting them away |
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