Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Daytime session at Sherigu Community Library
- La deuxième journée des activités de café littéraire à la bibliothèque de Boni
- Échanges avec la nouvelle gérante de la bibliothèque de Koho
- Reprise des activités de la bibliothèque mobile Pénélope
- Sortie de la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école Sainte Thérèse
- Bonne nouvelle pour les amoureux de la lecture à Niankorodougou
- Bibliothèque communautaire de Zimtenga ! Les livres attendent patiemment le retour des communautés
- Bilan des activités du mois d’août de la bibliothèque de Bougounam
- Bilan des premières journées du café littéraire
- Nyariga community library, daytime activities
Author Archives: mkevane
Four days in Burkina Faso, the report so far
I arrived Sunday night after the IFLA conference in Lyon. Monday morning started early with a run in the neighborhood, Zogona. Everything green. Then long meeting with FAVL staff. Transition of leadership team in Ouagadougou is going smoothly. Went over … Continue reading
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Cyperus esculentus – ncɔkɔn … better than noabga
I picked up a little bag at random in the boutique by our house in Ouagadougou. 5 cents. A nickel bag! Absolutely delicious. The tubers are edible, with a slightly sweet, nutty flavour, compared to the more bitter-tasting tuber of … Continue reading
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uh oh… gotta speak to middle and high school students at International School of Ouagadougou!
ISO librarian Jennie McKenzie was kind enough to invite me to come speak to students at the school. ISO students and staff have in past several years been a huge support to FAVL. So I am super-grateful for the chance … Continue reading
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FAVL creating content: Reading material for children in Burkina Faso
Libraries creating reading material in bf presentation v2 from Friends of African Village Libraries
Freak out attack… maybe in same room as Kate DiCamillo?
So the workshop I am presenting my paper at in Paris at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France is on encouraging youth reading. Kate DiCamillo apparently is going to be at the session for an interview. Now, I’ll be honest and say that … Continue reading
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More on the IFLA conference
See the FAVL posting for links…. An excellent day at IFLA conference. Started in morning with exactly the kind of coffee meeting I love, with Christophe Cassiau-Haurie who has written extensively on BD in Francophone Africa. He’s done a few … Continue reading
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Zéphirin Diabré : « Nous voulons nous installer à Kossyam »
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Reporting on IFLA conference in Lyon
An extract… In the afternoon I went to the Africa section panel on libraries in Africa. Some very interesting talks. For me the presenters on francophone Africa were of course of most interest. Eliane Lallemand from Lire en Afrique, who … Continue reading
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Bad macro news from Europe
This was supposed to be the year that the European economy decisively broke free of its shackles. But after a dismal round of economic growth reports on Thursday, the main question appears to be whether the eurozone will avoid tumbling … Continue reading
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Newton Ahmed Barry fears for his life
These issues are occasionally very complex, and remind on of the Rosenberg case in Guatemala. The killing of Norbert Zongo and his companions in 1998 was the last clear political killing in the country. Newton Ahmed Barry suggests the very … Continue reading
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Great article on Russia-U.S. relations in The New Yorker
At first, McFaul took the attack personally, not yet realizing that he was, for Putin and official Moscow, a mere foil. “The shit that Leontiev put out on me—this haunted me for the rest of my time in Russia. I … Continue reading
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The Middle East – The Darkest Side (Live on KEXP)
Heard this on Air France for a couple years it seems, never knew the band. Beautiful song. They’ve broken up unfortunately.
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Teaching macro: Inequality and growth according to Standard & Poor’s
Economists at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services are the authors of the straightforwardly titled “How Increasing Inequality is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth, and Possible Ways to Change the Tide.” The fact that S.&P., an apolitical organization that aims to produce … Continue reading
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My sister masters Montana writers in The Los Angeles Review of Books
I love her essay! “WHAT WAS FISHING like in Cuba?” This is the very first question directed at Thomas McGuane, even before he has a chance to sit down or take a breath. It comes at him from an eager … Continue reading
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Bruce Wydick publishes a novel with a development economics theme, The Taste of Many Mountains
Bruce Wydick has a new book out, a novel with a development economics theme, The Taste of Many Mountains, byHarperCollins imprint Thomas Nelson. Here is Bruce’s blurb: The book is based on the true story of a group of graduate … Continue reading
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Janet Yellen in 2005: What is obvious to everyone is not a prediction of mine.
Delivery October 18, 2005, almost three years before Lehman bankruptcy, and a full year before housing prices finally did begin their downward spin. In addition to the uncertainties raised by higher energy prices, there are downside risks to economic growth … Continue reading
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Gelman and Loken nail it (for me)…. p-hacking and fishing need to be taken more seriously in Economics
I loved reading this article. The garden of forking paths: Why multiple comparisons can be a problem, even when there is no “fishing expedition” or “p-hacking” and the research hypothesis was posited ahead of time Andrew Gelman and Eric Loken … Continue reading
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Reading fiction and changes in preferences or attitudes
Over email I was having an exchange with someone… thought I would put down some of my thoughts here. I don’t really think it is very much established that reading fiction affects beliefs, at least in the social science sense … Continue reading
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