Pauma Band of Mission Indians

The Pauma AA’Alvikat Library will purchase new books and eBooks as well as help to cover the cost of fringe benefits for a newly hired library technician who will work to maintain the online catalog and archives project. The Pauma band sees an opportunity to expand the scope and reach of the AA’Alvikat Library through a multiyear focus called the “Living Library Project”. The project will engage tribal members and leaders in activities that promote a deeper understanding of history and place, facilitate intergenerational communication, apply traditional knowledge, and encourage physical and emotional wellbeing. The library will focus on combining past efforts to engage with tribal and community members online, with the already existing in-person communication systems, to build the library’s presence in the daily lives of tribal members and those beyond the reservation.