The Latin America & the Caribbean Library Services (LAC Library Services) received French books Spanish children’s books from Better World Books. The books will be used at seven new Haitian refugee schools in the Dominican Republic and 15 elementary schools in Haiti. The LAC Library Services has been raising funds to translate discussion guides to place inside of each book so the books can be easily used in classrooms. A local university student, Heather, volunteered to help write the discussion guides.

Local university student volunteer writing discussion guides for children’s books in French. Photo credit: LACLS mj 2015

One of the new Haitian refugee schools in the Dominican Republic 2014. Photo credit Debbie Martínez 2014

A brand new tent school in the Dominican Republic 2015 photo credit Debbie Martínez 2015

The BWB shipment 2015 to LAC Library Services displayed by grade level. Photo credit: LACLS mj 2015