At the Grand Canyon are Kathy Barrett, Joyce Matthews, Stephanie Davis (a longtime PT subscriber!!), Lorraine Mendoza and Joyce Henry. This was our reunion - we've known one another since the late 60s when we all began working together for the County of Los Angeles.
My name is Lia Ladas and I am the librarian at Wilson High School. Last summer I traveled to Nairobi as part of a volunteer library team with AFK-American Friends of Kenya (www.afkinc.org)>. It was a tremendous professional development opportunity and a lifelong dream to travel to Africa. This picture was taken in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa and third largest in the world (it's the size of Central Park in New York City and houses about 2.5 million people). I am standing outside the Kibera School for Girls -the first girls school to be built in the slum (www.hopetoshine.org). AFK supports this school and it was opening the next day. Our group provided the books and catalogued, organized, and shelved them in their library (on bookcases that were built locally and delivered that morning!). The library serve both the school and the Kibera community.
On November 20 I gave a presentation on my trip to Africa: Going Global with Library Skills- at the CA School Library Association's annual conference in Ontario, CA. If anyone is interested in having me share my experience with their group, they can contact me at lladas@lbschools.net or call the Wilson High Library.
On a recent trip to Barcelona to visit some friends, realtor Terry Smiley born and raised in Long Beach is standing in front of La Sagrada FamÃlia. This is a church that has been under construction since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until 2026. Designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, it's a massive work with intricate architectural details. The project's vast scale and design have made it one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions and is considered the pride of Catalonia. It could be described as art nouveau gone wild. Funding of the construction is only by private donations. You can visit their website at http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng
Pat and Alicia Moorehead visit Burkina Faso and Mali in French West Africa in December 2009. With granary storage huts in the rear, villagers look on as we take a photo in Kanaga village, Mali, West Africa.
My name is Lia Ladas and I am the librarian at Wilson High School. Last summer I traveled to Nairobi as part of a volunteer library team with AFK-American Friends of Kenya (www.afkinc.org)>. It was a tremendous professional development opportunity and a lifelong dream to travel to Africa. This picture was taken in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa and third largest in the world (it's the size of Central Park in New York City and houses about 2.5 million people). I am standing outside the Kibera School for Girls -the first girls school to be built in the slum (www.hopetoshine.org). AFK supports this school and it was opening the next day. Our group provided the books and catalogued, organized, and shelved them in their library (on bookcases that were built locally and delivered that morning!). The library serve both the school and the Kibera community.On November 20 I gave a presentation on my trip to Africa: Going Global with Library Skills- at the CA School Library Association's annual conference in Ontario, CA. If anyone is interested in having me share my experience with their group, they can contact me at lladas@lbschools.net or call the Wilson High Library.
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On a recent trip to Barcelona to visit some friends, realtor Terry Smiley born and raised in Long Beach is standing in front of La Sagrada FamÃlia. This is a church that has been under construction since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until 2026. Designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, it's a massive work with intricate architectural details. The project's vast scale and design have made it one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions and is considered the pride of Catalonia. It could be described as art nouveau gone wild. Funding of the construction is only by private donations. You can visit their website at http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng Pat and Alicia Moorehead visit Burkina Faso and Mali in French West Africa in December 2009. With granary storage huts in the rear, villagers look on as we take a photo in Kanaga village, Mali, West Africa. 
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