LIS Alumna Kathleen Ageton shares LIS skills in Zambia, Zimbabwe

Head over to Maui News to read about Kihei librarian and UHM LIS Alumna Kathleen Ageton’s volunteer work with Elizabeth’s Library International, “a nonprofit that works to establish libraries in underserved areas” and “aims to make libraries self-sustaining” in such areas.


Photo courtesy of Kathleen Ageton, https://bit.ly/2mlQCvH

Kathleen traveled to Susu Village in Zambia and to Domboshava in Zimbabwe for three weeks this past summer. “There, Ageton helped with cataloging, advising the staff, and discussing how to develop programs.”

You can read Kathleen’s full interview and more about her background as a librarian and how she become involved with Elizabeth’s Library Interational’s board or directors online at Maui News.