Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez on Libraries (full interview)
Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández and First Lady Margarita Cedeño de Fernández visited ALA October 1 in hopes of starting a relationship between the libraries and librarians of the two countries. In the full interview, they discuss libraries as tools for economic development, the first lady’s literacy program, the Dominican Republic’s Reading Olympics, the value of school libraries, and how American librarians can help development in the Dominican Republic.
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Interview with Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic
Very impressive interview with the Pres. and First Lady of the Dominican Republic. It would be very interesting to know what specific plans are in place by the ALA to collaborate with the Libraries in this country.