Venezuela's University of Momboy is spreading the joy of reading to residents of remote Andes villages using bibliomulas, or "book mules." University staff are making plans to expand the already successful program. "We want to install wireless modems under the banana plants so the villagers can use the internet," says Robert Ramirez, coordinator of the university's Network of Enterprising Rural Schools, according to a BBC News item published this past Saturday. Read the entire thing here .
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