What We Do
Our Community Involvement
Seniors Social Club
The Library hosts and directs a weekly senior citizens social club. The seniors practice and perform traditional folkloric dances and improvisational theater pieces throughout the community. They also play bingo and do other social activities each week.
Traditional Dancing
Each week, a group of children meets at the Library to practice traditional Guanacaste folkloric dancing. The group performs at various community events, hoping to preserve this important part of local culture.
English Classes
Since 1998, the Library has offered intensive English as a Second Language courses for children and adults during January taught by interns from Middlebury College. In addition, the Library offers supplemental English courses for adults throughout the year in six week blocks.
Youth Council
The 10 members of the Youth Council receive mentorship, training in leadership and professional skills, and guidance to help them design and execute projects that serve their community.
Mommy and Me
Our Mommy and Me program meets weekly at the Library and emphasizes parents reading to their children. It also provides a venue for young children to develop their social and motor skills before starting school and for parents to interact with each other.
Elementary Book Club
The Club de Lectura program for elementary school students meets weekly to discuss the books they are reading and work on reading comprehension.
Features of the Library
Books in 3 languages
We have a wide variety of books available in English, Spanish, and German.
Meeting and rehearsal spaces
for community groups
Free and available for reservation.
Computer lab
Many computers available
for free use to the public.
Letter writing services
For members of the community that need assistance with formal correspondence.
Special Educational Events
Film and documentary screenings, community forums and discussions, author book presentations, story time for children, and special activities for national holidays.
Our Impact
15,000+ visits to the Library each year.
17,000+ books available in English, Spanish, and German.
1,650+ community members have learned English through our Middlebury College partnership since 1998.
200+ children and families participate in early literacy and reading programs annually.
22+ older adults connect through our Seniors Group.
15+ educational, cultural, and community programs support lifelong learning.
Youth leadership, environmental education, and community outreach create opportunities beyond the Library walls.
“Begun with students as its primary audience, the library has produced many “graduates” who have gone on top college, professions, and employment in Nosara or elsewhere. The library has also enriched lives throughout the entire community.”