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Public Libraries can be a wonderful place for sustainable development.

IREX has been working with public access to information / telecenters for more than 15 years. In that time we’ve encountered many of the difficulties. How do the telecenters continue...

Seeking work abroad is a necessity for many families in Romania, and labor migrants often leave children behind. These children need support, so public libraries are getting involved in a new...

Communicating with Loved Ones Abroad

Recently, the library in the village of Dobrohostiv, Ukraine won an award from Bibliomist’s Community...

Sylvia Matthews Burwell

Officials took part in recent conferences highlighting how the Romanian government is building on Biblionet's success in modernizing the public library system. 

IREX President, Bob Pearson with Isangano Community Radio Staff

I just came home from Rwanda, Liberia, Romania and Ukraine. What do these countries have in common you ask and why is IREX focusing on them right now? Each one of these countries is in...

Constanta, Romania county libraries joined Biblionet participants in sharing organizational and creative ideas during November sessions of the “Basics of New Library Services” course...

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Legal Landscapes

Access to legal information is becoming an increasingly popular service at Bibliomist-equipped libraries, especially those in smaller towns and villages

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Bibliomist Libraries Assess Community Needs

 

The librarians whose libraries were selected to be equipped in round two of Bibliomist discuss what made their applications successful and how they stay tuned into community...
IREX President, W. Robert Pearson with Bill Gates

Last Wednesday evening I had the opportunity to personally thank Bill Gates for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation support for the Global Libraries programs that IREX implements in Romania...

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For the next several years the Rozhnyativ Centralized Library System in the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast of Ukraine can concentrate on providing services to patrons without worrying about financing...