Mt. Laurel Library will show the documentary “Biblioburro: The Donkey Library” describes Luis Soriano’s efforts to bring books to poor children in Columbia by way of two donkeys on Friday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m.
The public is invited to this free event. No registration is required.
Carlos Rendón Zipagauta’s documentary, “Biblioburro: The Donkey Library,” tells the story of 39-year-old Soriano and his traveling library from the point of view of the man himself and, one might say, his two hardworking burros.
The film rides along with Soriano on one of his arduous weekend rounds and discovers a world of dense tropical beauty, nearly impassible trails, dangers both natural (snakes, swollen streams) and human (guerillas, bandits), open-air classrooms and, most wonderfully, a thirst for reading and knowledge. But Biblioburro is also a portrait of Soriano — an unassuming, small-town elementary school teacher who not only had a great idea, but has been acting on it every weekend for over a decade.
“I thought this would be a magnificent story to tell, for what it says about human goodness and inventiveness and for what it reveals about the dignity of the Colombian people, especially the poorest among them,” said Filmmaker Carlos Rendón Zipagauta.
This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS, www.pbs.org/pov.
For additional information about this event, call (856) 234–7319 ext. 333.
