Pictures from 2011

Pictures from our libraries in Kukurantumi, Noberkaw, Jirapa, Gwollu and Bole.

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The first library building established in 1977 in Kukurantumi.


The first library building established in 1977 in Kukurantumi.
The new Kukurantumi Community Library on the second storey of the Town Council Building. The room was renovated with funds from the Cox Chapel, Dallas, TX and Sister Marian Boberschmidt and family.
sister Marian Boberschmidt has helped a lady in Kukurantumi find a pair of eyeglasses that work for her.
Hilda displays donated eyeglasses and has each recipient find the right one by reading a passage.
The recovery house in Kukurantumi which will be opened in the fall when Kirt and Hilda return to Ghana.

Sister Marian organizes the Junior Africa Writers' Series which were purchased with funds from the Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation, Hong Kong and given to 23 libraries in Ghana for their reading clubs.
The interior of the Town Council Building before renovation.
The Library Board of Trustees for Noberkaw Library.
Students of Noberkaw carry the books to their new library from a site in town where the books had been delivered.
Kwesi Bromley and the Assistant Librarian at Noberkaw prepare the childrens books for their shelves.

Library Board members and other citizens help unpack books for the new library at Noberkaw
Hilda, Sister Marian and a Library Board member help shelve the books at Noberkaw
The Queen Mother, subchief and elders of Noberkaw pose in the new library.
Mr. Bediako, Library Board member, was the Master of Ceremonies at the Grand Opening of the Noberkaw library
Students performed traditional song and dances at the Noberkaw Grand Opening

Student dances at the Noberkaw Grand Opening. Note the chair with a pan for collecting money for the new library beside her.
The Queen Mother of Noberkaw cuts the tape to open the library.
Patrons at the Noberkaw Library
The Noberkaw library, a room in one of the town's school building.
A patron examines one of the special books given by Jean and Joey Calhoun.

A subchief in Noberkaw receives a bag of rosaries on behalf of the town's catechist.
The bright smile of a young student
We stopped off at Mole Game Preserve on our way to the new libraries in the Upper West Region. This animal is called a water buck.
Kirt took up the hobby of birdwatching in the Mole Game Preserve. Over 60 species of birds were observed in the limited time of the visit.
One of the elephants which are free to roam throughout the huge reserve.

Kwesi Bromley photographs a baboon.
Sunset over the Mole watering hole.
Some of the traditional housing in the Upper West Region
The books and shelves in the Gwollu Library await the library setup.
Set up in Gwollu Library

An early morning soccer game in Gwollu
The Grand Opening of the library at Gwollu featured some traditional dancing and drumming.
The people of Gwollu gave a traditional smock to Kwesi
Children at the new Gwollu Library
Sidik, the librarian at Gwollu, reads a book to the children

Sister Marian and a huge Baobab tree
The president of the Library Board of Trustees at Jirapa, Upper West Region
Kwesi and Sister Marian help pass out eyeglasses
The priest at Jirapa accepts 500 rosaries. There are 70,000 people in his parish
Some of the Library Board of Trustees with Kirt, Hilda, Sister Marian and Kwesi.

Jeduah the librarian at Bole Community Library. He faithfully serves even though the District Assembly do not pay him regularly.
Sunset over Kukurantumi
Students in Kukurantumi Community Library
Another student at the Library
Young students at Kukurantumi Community Library

Children are captivated by the new books.