Assisting Sri Lanka
by Laura Reed
“Laura, would you be interested in going to Sri Lanka?” To call this question unexpected— especially coming from Sonia Lewis, the CEO of Kitchener Public Library (KPL)—is a ridiculous understatement. This is not a question that children’s librarians in Ontario are asked. There was, of course, only one answer: “Um, yes.”
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) began relief efforts in the areas most affected. With financial assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the federation set out to assist communities in rebuilding and revitalizing their municipal works. When asked about their priorities, several communities in Sri Lanka identified public library services. So, along with the experts in drainage, waste removal and finances, librarians were sent to assist.
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