Danny Glover reading Martin's Big Words

Lubuto Library Project celebrated 2010 National Library Week by holding a special event at the recently opened DC Public Library's Benning Neighborhood Library. The highlight was a reading by world renowned actor and humanitarian Danny Glover and Lubuto founding Advisory Board member Mulenga Kapwepwe, Chairperson of the National Arts Council of Zambia, of Martin’s Big Words, an award-winning children’s book about Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Glover and Ms, Kapwepwe were introduced by James Early, Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies at the Smithsonian Institution, and about 50 DC public school children attended.

Also featured was "Our Time to Bring Change," a film by Silvina Fernandez-Duque, depicting Lubuto Library children in Zambia interpreting Martin’s Big Words in theater, dance, song and art. The joint narration of Martin’s Big Words is a bridge that connects the children Lubuto serves in Africa with children in the U.S., using the story and words of Martin Luther King, Jr. to inspire and change lives.

Founded in 2005, Lubuto Library Project opened its first library at the Fountain of Hope Drop-In Centre in Lusaka, Zambia in 2007. Its second library at Ngwerere School in Lusaka, construction funded by Dow Jones & Company, is will officially open in September 2010.

The Lubuto Library Project, Inc. (www.Lubuto.org) is an innovative development organization. In cooperation with governments, it creates opportunities for equitable education and poverty reduction through libraries and related educational, cultural and community programs. Its mission is to enrich the lives of street children, orphans and other vulnerable and out-of-school children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa. The organization constructs beautiful, indigenously-styled open-access libraries stocked with a comprehensive collection of well-chosen books. These libraries serve as safe havens and are the center for Lubuto’s programs, which offer discovery and joy through reading, music, art, drama, computers and other activities. Lubuto also connects North American and European volunteers and students with their African peers through community service.

Taken on: April 15, 2010

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