Bringing the Joy of
Reading to Nicaragua

Who We Are

• Puedo Leer is the first lending library in Granada, Nicaragua that is open to the public, with a focus on promoting reading and a love of reading among children.

• We strive to motivate children to become lifelong learners and succeed academically and economically.

What We Do

• We provide access to books through libraries and free lending services by giving teachers and parents books they can use with children.

• We educate parents and teachers on the importance of reading and train educators on setting up libraries, and understand the lending system.

• We give the children of Nicaragua a place of community and the freedom to learn and play in the same space.

Why We Do It

• We want to bring the pleasure of reading to as many people in Nicaragua as possible.

• It is important to increase literacy, assist in educational endeavors, and to make libraries community centers.