The view of the backside of the library. 72 feet in total length, it is the largest single room on the campus. The veranda still had of covering over it at this point for the concrete to dry, but it was removed later and we still have no major cracks. The painting (inside and out) will be done by the school next year.
Inside the main reading room. These are the tables and benches built by the students in the ovc (orphans and vulnerable children) youth carpentry program last year. We have space to add nine more tables in the future as the school grows in size. The room will remain without a ceiling, which makes the space it feel even bigger. There are six large halogen bulbs mounted in the main room as well as two wall sockets for computers. We also fixed wood strips along the walls (seen here between the windows). The upper strips will be used to hang permanent visual aids, photos, rules, etc., while the lower strip will be used to by students for hanging large science charts (received from the Ministry) and other items which they want to copy into their notebooks.
Our librarian, Susan, began over the weekend. She is a former student of the school who graduated in 2007, a year before I came. She spent the weekend organizing the school's current collection of 137 books (they have purchased about 80 new books this year in preparation for the library) onto the shelves which were finished last week. 
All smiles from the first users....
I will try my best to get more pictures up in the coming weeks, but I wanted to give you all something, at least, for now. I can't thank you enough for all the support you've given to me and my kids. They are so so grateful, you can see it on their faces as soon as they step into the library. They would never say it, but this is really a dream for most of them.....schools that have libraries are supposed to be 500,000 Shillings a term (250 bucks), not a village school that charges 20 bucks each term. They weren't supposed to have a library, they realize that. But they do thanks to all of you.
Love and miss everyone.
Eric.
