Conference Session 178

Improving Lives: Experiences from (ATLA) Access to Learning Award Recipients in Latin America

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Update Session

17 August 2011 11:45 - 13:45 | Room: 209

Libraries and access to knowledge are a force for change in people's lives. ATLA award recipients from Latin America will provide practical tips and best practices stemming from their experiences using public access to information technology to improve people's lives.

The following programs will be represented:

• Library of Congress of Argentina
• BibloAmigos/BibloRed, Bogotá, Colombia
• EPM Foundation and the Network of Public Libraries of Medellín, Colombia
• Probigua, Guatemala
• Vasconcelos Program, Mexico