The Kagman Community Center recently received a donation of various learning materials and equipment that would benefit the residents of the island\u2019s biggest village.<\/p>\n
Joeten-Kiyu Public Library executive director John Gonzales and Library Council member Herminia Fusco, along with Bookmobile staffers Bedebii Woodruff and Xerxes Mangarero, presented 35 boxes of books, five boxes of VHS tapes, bookshelves, a used desktop computer, and television to Kagman Komunidat Association president Daniel Huh.<\/p>\n
Gonzales said the latest donation is part of their outreach efforts to the island\u2019s remote areas or underserved populations. Three or four laptops will also be set up in the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library\u2019s Bookmobile service to allow its patrons to access the Internet.<\/p>\n
Last year, the state library donated library materials to the Garapan Youth Center and the Rota Public Library, which is scheduled to open at the end of the month. Another donation is scheduled for the Koblerville Youth Center next week, Gonzales added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library for always helping us,\u201d Huh told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Huh said the Kagman Community Center, which was built through federal funds, is only open on Tuesdays to Thursday from 3pm to 5:30pm. Lack of funding, he said, prevents the community from fully utilizing the center, which is currently run by volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the central government does not provide us with a budget, we can\u2019t open the center to the public for additional hours and days. We need help from the government as well as sponsors and donors,\u201d said Huh.<\/p>\n
Precinct 5\u2019s Rep. Ramon Basa (Cov-Saipan), who was at the presentation ceremony with Rep. Fredrick Deleon Guerrero (Ind-Saipan), also expressed his gratitude to the state library for its donation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll these items can get our Kagman Community Center going,\u201d said Basa. \u201cIt\u2019s not so much but it speaks volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Basa promised to help take the center \u201cto the next level\u201d by working on obtaining funds for needed repairs at the facility.<\/p>\n
A former teacher, Deleon Guerrero separately said that the donation is a \u201cgreat thing\u201d that would help the students who use the center. \u201cThey should take care of it because these things are not easy to come by,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Library Council\u2019s Fusco, for her part, said the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library has come a long way in providing services throughout the Commonwealth. She commended Gonzales, whom she described as conscientious and motivated in seeking federal funding to improve library services and better serve its clients.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot more patrons now who are utilizing the library. It\u2019s at a point where we are able to provide what\u2019s needed in the community,\u201d said Fusco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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