Dear LWB Friends and Supporters,
Looking for a chance to join the LWB Executive Team? Have a keen interest in supporting literacy around the world? We are currently seeking to fill a vacancy as Committee Advisor to our University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) group.
As UWO Advisor, you will provide mentorship, support and guidance to LWB’s London, Ontario based committee. You will sit as a member of the Executive Team of Librarians Without Borders International and help support the organization’s global literacy and education work. You’ll also gain valuable experience and skills that can be applied to your future academic and professional careers.
Desired Qualifications (full job description below):
- Be a member of Librarians Without Borders (sign up here: Membership Form).
- Be passionate about our mission and have a dedicated interest in providing library services to communities in need.
- Preferably live in or close to London, Ontario, or have some connection to the UWO Committee or the London library community.
All interested applicants are encouraged to send a brief (100 word) statement of interest to: mark.gelsomino AT lwb-online.org
Any questions will be happily answered via the same email address – and don’t forget to read the full job description. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Student Committee Advisor Job Description
*This is a volunteer position which will require approximately 8-15 hours per month.*
Looking for the perfect Holiday gift? Librarians Without Borders UWO Student Committee is selling
LWB Calendars featuring MLIS students from The University of Western Ontario. Calendars are just $15 with all proceeds going to LWB supported initiatives (FCT School for the Blind - Nigeria, Kettle Point First Nation Library - Canada, and the Asturias Library - Guatemala). Contact
[email protected] for details on how to get your very own calendar.
Submitted by Jessica Veldman
On October 6, Librarians Without Borders gathered together students and faculty at the University of Western Ontario to hear Joanna Kerr speak about her experience volunteering at a community library in Tanzania. Joanna spoke of the unique challenges and opportunities that faced library staff, as well as the day to day activities of the library. What began as a trip to volunteer for just five weeks quickly become an emotional and rewarding experience as she worked closely with the children of the community in an effort to help them read and learn over two trips. 
Massai Women Reading
DVD Friday
Joanna’s talk was an insight into international librarianship that many of us had not experienced. It was an inspirational experience and forced us to rethink the basics of library service and how our preconceptions can stand in the way of our patrons.
Children Reading
Thank you to Joanna for sharing with us the photos published in this post and to the LWB volunteers at the University of Western Ontario for hosting this successful educational event for the community.
Late October, Librarians Without Borders’ students at the University of Western Ontario traveled to Kettle Point First Nation Reservation on Lake Huron to present a sign that they had made for the community library, as well as a box of book donations. At the request of Kettle Point community leaders, LWB volunteers are starting to work with them to develop some literacy and leisure reading programs. LWB will work with Kettle Point to brainstorm ideas and begin work on a community needs assessment. The student chapter of the Canadian Lawyers Association for International Human Rights is planning a book drive in early 2010 in support of LWB’s work with Kettle Point.
Join the University of Western Ontario committee this Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 4:30pm in NCB 295 to hear from a current MLIS student about her work this summer in a remote community library in Tanzania East Africa. Joanna Kerr will talk about differences in library and reading culture and the life-changing experiences in Tanzania that brought her to MLIS.
From September 2009 to April 2010, the Librarians Without Borders
student committee at UWO and Central American partner organization
VIDA, undertook a project to build a school library for the rural
village of El Humo, Costa Rica. In April, ten LWB members travelled to
Costa Rica for two weeks to physically construct and set up the
library. They’re back and ready to share their experiences. LWB
members will speak not only about their experiences in Costa Rica but
also about the planning, organizing, collection developing, all around
hard work behind the project.
Please join us:
Wednesday, June 9 from 12:00-1:00 in NCB 293
Refreshments will be served.
News, Student Committees | admin June 23, 2014 | 
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