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22Jan
2013

A Million Tourists: A Million Books

in About the Project, Donations, Libraries, Newsletter, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy, Tour Reports
A Million Tourists: A Million Books

I live near Seattle where memories of the Alaska gold rush linger in our local culture. Myanmar this trip bore resemblance to those halcyon days. Travelers are coming from every corner of the world, some to test if  freedom is on the lips of citizens; others to explore  ancient ruins and natural wonders in a country finally deemed safe by guide books and once hostile “experts”, and global media pestering President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi after their [...]

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14Sep
2012

Minutes of NLR’s 5th Annual Directors’ Meeting

in About the Project, Donations, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF

MINUTESOFBOARDMEETING5sep2012.doc   

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19Jul
2012

Montana to Myanmar: Libraries join Professor’s effort to help Asian nation

in About the Project, Featured, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

July 11, 2012 98° Yes, this was the temperature as we loaded 150 boxes of books July 10, 2012 Buy Now CASEY PAGE/Gazette Staff   John Badgley stacks boxes of books donated to the Nargis Library Recovery project by the library at Montana State University Billings on Tuesday. Badgley started the project to send books to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.   July 12, 2012 12:15 am  •  By Ed Kemmick (3) Comments Related Links Nargis Library Recovery Missoula native John Badgley’s workout regimen [...]

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9Jul
2012

Our Montana-Myanmar Expedition

in About the Project, Donations, Featured, Libraries, Newsletter, Press

MSU BILLINGS LIBRARY COLLECTS 150 CASES OF BOOKS FOR DONATION TO MYANMAR MSU Billings student-workers who have helped in the Nargis Library Recovery project for Myanmar include Craig Lowman, recent graduate with a degree in history with a teaching option; Celesta Rowland, a junior majoring in business management and public relations; Brittany Feiler, a senior psychology major; and Shar Lantz, a senior elementary education major. More than 150 cases of books were collected and packaged at the MSU Billings library [...]

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27Mar
2011

2011-2013 NLR Funding and Program Goals

in About the Project, Donations, Friends of NLR

  Report by our ad-hoc committee:  John Badgley, Roger Paget, and Jack Simpson, with appended comment by Dave Richards WE ARE A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION – AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ITSELF NLR’s greatest achievement may be simply “opening up” Myanmar to more involvement, showing that even with sanctions and the bad feeling between the US and Myanmar, a small lightly funded organization from the US can make a big difference. Our opinion is supported by these facts: We have developed constructive relationships [...]

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