Longstanding, top performing school library. Read with children, meet with community educators. Description appears in section above.

Inauguration celebration of new library partner. Read with children, see “mini-Guelaguetza” dance performance. Description appears in section above.

Thursday, January 5, 2023 – San Antonino Castillo Velasco. This municipal library, 10 minutes north of Ocotlán, joined the LPP network in 2011 and has more than 1,000 children’s books, thanks to LPP donors. The town is famous for its embroidery and cempasúchil flower cultivation for the Day of the Dead. After reading with the children, talking to the library manager, and watching a puppet show in the library, we will eat in a nearby restaurant and visit the beautiful artisan market in Santo Tomás Jalieza.

Tours are limited to 14 participants, so early registration is recommended. An 800-peso donation is requested.

Please visit our offices on the terrace of the Oaxaca Lending Library to register or to get more information.

Tours are limited to 14 participants, so early registration is recommended. An 800-peso donation is requested.

Please visit our offices on the terrace of the Oaxaca Lending Library to register or get more information.

This school library, located next to the famous central market, joined the LPP network in 2005, has a collection of more than 700 books and serves more than 500 primary school children. The visit will include an hour to read with the children, a conversation with the school director, lunch in the market, and a visit to the art museum of the famous artist, Rodolfo Morales.

Tours are limited to 14 participants, so early registration is recommended. An 800-peso donation is requested. Please visit our offices on the terrace of the Oaxaca Lending Library to register or get more information.

This is a school library which became part of the LPP network in 2007. It currently has more than 1,200 books donated by LPP. The visit will include an hour to read with the children, observation of an English class, lunch in the school cafeteria provided by the parents’ collective, and a guided walk through the town center and to an area where the school conducts planting of maguey.

Tours are limited to 14 participants, so early registration is recommended. An 800-peso donation is requested.

Please visit our offices on the terrace of the Oaxaca Lending Library to register or get more information.