There's a new type of mobile library in Venezuela - the four-legged kind.
"A university in Venezuela is using a novel method to take books into remote communities and encourage people to read...This is a brilliant initiative, and an excellent way to get literature to those who otherwise would be unable to get hold of any. I also just love the concept of a book mule [or biliomula]. Just fantastic, and, whilst amusing to me, shows how much we take for granted in the modern world.
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." (BBC)
