1. Librarians on the Move ALA Costa Rica 2014

2. With gratitude to the ALA International Relations Office Michael Dowling and Delin Guerra for all the assistance in making this trip a reality Thank you!

3. Background 1.History of library work in Monteverde, CR 2.Combining educational international travel/ service 3.ALA sponsorship/ support

4. Day 1: Getting to know each other

6. Monteverde … Unique social/ cultural history Cloud forest ecosystem Ecotourist destination/ North American Quaker community/ rural Costa Rican community

7. To work … 1.San Luis community library project/ San Luis school activity/ area school mobile library project 2.Monteverde Friends community and school library 3.Monteverde Institute tropical ecology digital collection Combined 200 volunteer hours of work

8. Working in San Luis and beyond …

9. Working at the MFS Community Library …

10. And working at the MVI …

11. All work and no play? Not this group!

12. Answering the call for resources

13. And finally -- the beach!

15. And in the end … Opportunity to contribute service was initial main appeal Appreciated combination of educational/ tourist aspects, local knowledgeable and fun guide, and organization Transformative travel – especially for early career librarians – 3 returning for more work this year!!! There is demand for this type of intentional international travel – call for ALA to sponsor more opportunities like this.

16. Thanks for listening! Presented by: Laurie Kutner University of Vermont laurie.kutner@uvm.edu