Stubborn “librarians” promote literacy in hinterlands

A university in Venezuela is using a novel method to take books into remote communities and encourage people to read: bibliomulas (book mules). They are helping to spread the benefits of reading to people who are isolated from much of the world around them. The idea of loading mules with books and taking them into the mountain villages was started by the University of Momboy, a small institution that prides itself on its community-based initiatives and on doing far more than universities in Venezuela are required to do by law. Read about the book mules’ travels at BBC News.