Update: Our Two New Libraries, Numbers 9 & 10.
Our first library (Jifna) was in 2008. 10 years later, we've got 10. Here is an update on our two most recent (still in progress) projects.
August 2018
News from our Seraj Palestine:
We are gearing up to launch two new libraries in our network this fall bringing the total number to 10 libraries. Work on these two locations, Tubas and Abu Falah, has been progressing steadily throughout the summer. Because of the excitement surrounding the new libraries, the communities began work before the enabling funds were even transferred from the US! The news of the new libraries has spread through the communities.
On the way to check in at Abu Falah, several women in the shared taxi were expressing their excitement over the new space, saying how very much they are looking forward to having a place to take their children to hear stories and read. And another woman visited the work in progress and said she is a retired secretary from the school and would be thrilled to be able to volunteer her time to open the library all day during the week!
Our new location in Tubas has been visited by many college students, anxiously awaiting opening day. There are several thousand university students in this small town and they are currently without a library or community space to meet and to study. Our modest, but beautiful, safe and well-stocked libraries have real potential to improve the lives of all those in the community.
Laurie Salameh, Director, Seraj Palestine
(see a map of all the library locations on our website) | 
