Isiquí School Library

A few years ago, Isiquí celebrated its 80^th anniversary. Two years ago, the community installed its first electricity cables. Only six months ago, the government paved the main road. Isiquí is slowly developing into a literate community, modernizing its education. There is only one elementary school available. For further education, children must travel to a larger community. The elementary school recently started a library with the help of the US Peace Corps last year. It is a small library, consisting of some encyclopedias, textbooks, and very few literature books. The few resources they have are open to Isiquí and the surrounding communities.

The Isiquí School Library is only in its first steps of development. There are still no shelves, no locks for the doors, and no windows. Brenda Gonzales, a 17 year old, is one of the many youth excited for this new library in their community. Without this library she has to travel 40 minutes by bus to Estelí to do research and homework projects. She explains how “the community will be blessed by the new library.”

The main needs of the Isiquí School Library are these:

 Books

Furniture

Computers

Building Renovations

Isiquí’s inhabitants are small-scale crop and dairy producers. Many also take up seasonal jobs in nearby communities and farms. They are very humble, yet friendly. Most of the community streets aren’t even vehicle accessible. The 488 people here have a limited water supply, so they must carry their water home in buckets. As Walter Rodriguez (school director and community leader) puts it, “Isiquí is in desperate need of a library.” A better education will help this generation of children have a broader vision for their future. The development in this community can continue and prove long lasting.