We visited Chajul's first and only community library which was established by Limitless Horizons Ixil. The library is called, Saber Sin Limites ("Limitless Knowledge"). According to Limitless Horizons, "educational professionals in Chajul expressed the desperate need for a library, as students have no access to resources for completing homework assignments or reading." While participating in story hour, which was attended by over 100 children from a wide range of ages, many of us were moved nearly to tears to witness the passion and desire for literacy and achievement. It was evident from the actions and behaviors of the children that education was highly valued and desired. Many of the children were eager to engage with us and both read to us and be read to (seen in the picture with Jasmine in the orange shirt who is assisted with her reading in Spanish to a younger student by an older student). During story hour, students read, played games and were provided with homework help by the librarians and the participants.
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