Although the volunteers from the Teacher Training Program this summer have gone and are sorely missed by everyone at Kagugu, their impact endures in tangible ways. Today I had the pleasure of dropping in on a story time that Emanuel, the librarian who wrote his own blog below, was hosting. About fifteen students gave up one of the two hours they have for a lunch and play break in order to come have a story read to them. They sat on two long, wooden benches in the children’s library and listened to The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone read in English. I was impressed by how well behaved the children were. In any country it is often 
difficult for students to sit perfectly still and listen to someone read. That is even more true when listening in a new language. These students, however, were very attentive and listened enthusiastically to the story. When I asked them how they enjoyed it at the end, one student used his clear, correct English to say, “The 
story is very good.”While Michael Clark was here this summer, he and Emanuel collaborated on some ideas for creating a story time such as this. Now Emanuel has taken the ideas and created a wonderful new opportunity for students at Kagugu to enjoy books.
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